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Transpacific Hawaiki cable sold to BW Group
2021-07-27 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The Hawaiki submarine cable, which links Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, the Pacific Islands, Hawaii, and finally Oregon, US, was first conceived in 2012. Construction began in 2016 and, in 2018, the 15,000km cable finally went live. “Hawaiki is the fastest and largest cross-sectional capacity link between the US and Australia and New Zealand. It will significantly enhance our connectivity to the rest of the world and…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Facebook, Google invest in new trans-Pacific cable systems with Telin, Keppel, Axiata
2021-03-29 17:55:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation (Keppel T&T), Facebook and Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) have signed an agreement to jointly own and develop the Bifrost cable system...
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Facebook and Google unite to develop transpacific cables
2021-03-29 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Today, Facebook and Google have announced plans to launch two new transpacific cables, dubbed Echo and Bifrost, to link the West coast of the US with parts of Indonesia for the first time. Both of the cables will span around 15,000 km, linking the US to Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines via Guam. Bifrost is a joint project between Facebook, KEPPEL Telecommunications &…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Whats next for NEXT? Ciena and Southern Cross team up for new transpacific cable
2021-02-11 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Back in October 2019, Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) announced that its NEXT subsea cable had been green-lit and would be aiming for completion by January 2022. The transpacific cable will link Los Angeles on the west coast of the USA to Sydney, Australia, as well as Auckland, New Zealand, Fiji, Tokelau, Samoa, and Kiribati. The 13,494 kilometre…read more on TotalTele.com »
Google, Facebook submit revised plan for trans-pacific undersea cable, leaving out Hong Kong
2020-08-31 14:36:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Google and Facebook will not, after all, build their long-planned undersea cable between the US and Hong Kong, Bloomberg reported. The move comes after the officials in the US government said the link could be could be used by China to collect information on US citizens. Instead, the companies have submitted a revised proposal that includes links to Taiwan and the Philippines. The new filing does not include Hong Kong-based Pacific Light Data Communication Co, a partner in the original plan and a concern for US security agencies that cited its links to mainland China's Dr. Peng Telecom & Media Group Co. US President Donald Trump has taken a tough stance on China as he pursues re-election.
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