Pacific Fibre news stories

Labour challenges Government to open its ears to the concerns NZ’s business community has regarding internet capacity and the need for a second fibre cable.

Megaupload founder's new site could reconnect New Zealand to the U.S. through an undersea fibre cable.

Orcon CEO Scott Bartlett addresses the country over the Pacific Fibre cancellation project, calling for a second submarine cable to keep New Zealand competitive.

Five days since the closure of Pacific Fibre, industry figures remain confident a communications cable between New Zealand, Australia and America can still happen.

Rumours suggesting the State-Owned Enterprise is for sale gathers pace despite SOE Minister denial.

The company behind New Zealand's proposed second Fibre Optic connection to the rest of the world has pulled the plug.

The Labour party has questioned the likelihood of ultrafast broadband delivering new services and opportunities to New Zealand in the near future following news of Pacific Fibre’s shutdown.

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Addition of fifth foundation customer allows cable builders to schedule an official launch.

The casualty count mounts as the scandal over potential cyber espionage drags on.

Does the challenger cable company have a technology trump card up its sleeve?

Southern Cross Cable Network, the company New Zealanders rely on for communications with the rest of the world have announced significant wholesale price drops and an increase in capacity.

Despite christening the project, and continuing to support it, Government-owned telco Kordia is distancing itself from a planned new trans-Tasman fibre cable project.

Surprise new plans for another trans-Tasman cable have added more spark to the local submarine fibre scene.

"Foundation customers such as Vodafone and REANNZ have championed the cause of ensuring international bandwidth competition."

Australia's second-largest DSL broadband supplier signs up for capacity on new cable.

ARM second-quarter results show how far market for mobile devices has come.

A contractor has finally been chosen for $400 million trans-Pacific cable.

Deal contributes $91 million towards second international internet link.

Founder John Humphrey will leave his post as CTO at Pacific Fibre.

Trade Me founder Sam Morgan talks about fibre to the door with Paul Holmes

"We remain firmly on track to finance and deliver the system in 2013," says Pacific Fibre CEO Mark Rushworth.

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