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Google beefs up data center and subsea cable portfolio

Havfrue, which is the Danish word for mermaid, will be built by TE SubCom and is expected to come online by the end of 2019.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018

Network Infrastructure

NZ-AU subsea cable names data center for U.S point of presence

Hawaiki Submarine Cable chooses Peak 10 + ViaWest's Oregon data center as its US point of presence for its high-speed submarine cable system.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2017

Cable

PCCW lands new Asia Africa Europe-1 cable in Hong Kong

PCCW Global lands world's largest submarine cable in Hong Kong, claiming to support China's One Belt One Road initiative.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017

Fibre

Building Blocks: Why installation practices make or break your data center

Take a look at a couple of guidelines to follow during cable installation, which will help ensure success and save time in the post-installation.

By Clive Hogg • 5 min read • Fri, 19th May 2017

Unified Communications

NEC's fiber transmission capacity test breaks benchmarks

NEC Corporation has successfully conducted the very first transmission capacity of 50.9 terabits on a single optical fiber, over more than 11,000 km.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 16th May 2017

Hyperscale

Colt addresses demand for bandwidth transit between Europe and APAC

Colt's second POP in Marseille is connected to their IQ Network using the existing Colt-owned metro fibre network.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017

Cable

Global Switch and Trident plan to connect Australia, Indonesia and Singapore

Global Switch recently announced that Trident is to locate Points of Presence within Global Switch's data centers in Sydney and Singapore.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Jun 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: MicFlip's Reversible Micro USB Cable

MicFlip revolutionises device charging with the first fully reversible Micro USB cable, promising durability with its gold-coated, tangle-free design.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Apr 2016

Cable

New Perth-Singapore cable on its way

A new Perth to Singapore submarine cable link is expected to bolster capacity and add redundancy as demand for international connectivity increases.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Apr 2016

Unified Communications

It's good news for NZ's internet: Hawaiki announces cable plans

Hawaiki Cable has confirmed it will build a submarine cable linking New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Apr 2016

Network Infrastructure

Southern Cross Cable CEO slams 'total nonsense' spy claims

Southern Cross undersea cables untouched by surveillance, says CEO Anthony Briscoe, refuting claims made by journalist Glenn Greenwald.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Sep 2014

Unified Communications

Govt issues $15m support for telco cable

Amy Adams calls for expressions of interest from companies who are considering building a new international telecommunications cable between ANZ and the US.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2013