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Southern Cross Cable cuts prices by 20%
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Southern Cross Cable cuts prices by 20%

Southern Cross Cable slashes prices by 20% in its latest move to upgrade its network and boost international capacity for users.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2013
Southern Cross Network denies Labour claims
Network Infrastructure

Southern Cross Network denies Labour claims

Company denies 'misleading and inaccurate media release', insisting no 'catastrophic failure' occurred on the Southern Cross Cable.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2012
Southern Cross successfully trials 100Gbps equipment
Network Infrastructure

Southern Cross successfully trials 100Gbps equipment

Southern Cross tests 100Gbps gear on undersea cables, promising a huge leap for internet speeds from Australia to the US by 2012.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Jun 2011
Southern Cross extends undersea cable service
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Southern Cross extends undersea cable service

Southern Cross will extend its undersea cable service until November 2025, enhancing long-term capacity and value for customers by 15 years.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Oct 2010
Head of Telecom Wholesale resigns
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Head of Telecom Wholesale resigns

Telecom has announced that Matt Crockett, CEO of Telecom<br />Wholesale and International, has resigned after seven years with the company.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Apr 2010
Telecom bites back on cable
Network Infrastructure

Telecom bites back on cable

Telecom International CEO Matt Crockett critiqued Pacific Fibre's $900 million cable project, questioning its geographic feasibility and latency claims.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Mar 2010

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Southern Cross Cable CEO slams 'total nonsense' spy claims
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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
Redundancy - How will a new international cable benefit NZ?
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Redundancy - How will a new international cable benefit NZ?

DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie writes the third of his three part series of posts on the subject of the additional undersea cables planned for New Zealand in.

By Brendan Ritchie • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Sep 2014
Pricing: How will a new international cable benefit NZ?
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Pricing: How will a new international cable benefit NZ?

DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie writes the second of his three part series of posts on the subject of the additional undersea cables planned for New Zealand i.

By Brendan Ritchie • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Aug 2014
How will a new international cable benefit NZ?
Unified Communications

How will a new international cable benefit NZ?

DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie writes the first of his three part series of posts on the subject of the additional undersea cables planned for New Zealand in.

By Brendan Ritchie • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Aug 2014
Plan B pounces on changing ICT market with bold data centre move
Network Infrastructure

Plan B pounces on changing ICT market with bold data centre move

Plan B is branching out to offer production data centre hosting, via a new independent, connected data centre network, and has committed $30 million.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2014
Southern Cross cable set to boost Kiwi high speed broadband
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Southern Cross cable set to boost Kiwi high speed broadband

Southern Cross Cable Network's major 500Gb/s broadband boost set to power up internet speed in NZ and beyond by July 2024.

By David Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Jan 2014
Telecom claims satellite station contract
Unified Communications

Telecom claims satellite station contract

Telco awarded contract to establish and manage one of Inmarsat's Pacific Ocean Region (POR) satellite access stations (SAS) for Global Xpress (GX).

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Sep 2013
Mobile business props up dwindling Telecom sales
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Mobile business props up dwindling Telecom sales

Telecom eked out a 3.7 percent lift in first-half underlying earnings as revenue from its mobile business propped up otherwise disappointing sales.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Feb 2013
NZ needs new Fibre Optic cable says Orcon CEO
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NZ needs new Fibre Optic cable says Orcon CEO

Orcon CEO Scott Bartlett calls for a new submarine cable following Pacific Fibre's project's cancellation, warning NZ's economy may suffer without it.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Aug 2012
Alcatel-Lucent bringing broadband to Tonga
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Alcatel-Lucent bringing broadband to Tonga

Tonga teams up with Alcatel-Lucent to forge broadband links via undersea cable, enhancing connectivity for its 100,000 residents.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 11th May 2012
Southern Cross completes first stage of cable upgrade
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Southern Cross completes first stage of cable upgrade

Southern Cross boosts trans-Pacific cable's capacity to 1.4TBps, paving the way for faster broadband in Australia and NZ.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Jan 2012
Fibre Watch: To Sydney, via Beijing?
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Fibre Watch: To Sydney, via Beijing?

Concerns about Chinese involvement in a second trans-Tasman submarine fibre cable spark debate over potential espionage risks versus economic necessity.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Oct 2011