Improving telecomms in the Indo-Pacific region

USA, Australia, Japan, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Kiribati, and Republic of Nauru work together. Australia, Japan, and the United States are committed to working in partnership with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, and Nauru to improve internet connectivity to these three Pacific nations by providing funding…

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Telstra deploys across dispersion-managed subsea cable

Infinera’s Coherent 800G Solution. Infinera and global telco Telstra, has deployed Infinera’s coherent 800G solution across Telstra’s international network. The deployment follows a significant industry milestone that Telstra achieved with Infinera, leveraging Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent technology on its GX Series Compact Modular Platform over a dispersion-managed subsea cable between Hong Kong and Singapore,…

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SX NEXT will add it its existing Southern Cross diverse network

Expanding the capacity of the Southern Cross NEXT cable  from the USA to Oceania. Independent submarine capacity provider, Pacific Carriage Limited (PCL), owner of the Southern Cross Cable Network in the USA (Southern Cross), will look to expand the capacity of the Southern Cross NEXT cable (SX NEXT) from the…

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Jakabare submarine cable cut comes under IMDA’s attention

Intensive efforts made to restore connections at the time. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) has announced it will begin investigating the 5 April 2021 Jakabare submarine cable cut which was possibly caused by nearby construction works. Restoration work was promptly undertaken and completed on 6 April 2021. IMDA stated it will take…

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Vodafone NZ upgrades international submarine network technology

Enables wholesale services on dedicated, resilient, and diverse pathways for international traffic Vodafone New Zealand has completed a six-month project to upgrade Vodafone NZ’s entire international optical network is complete, enabling a dedicated, resilient and diverse set of internet pathways upon which international data can be transferred at millisecond speed.…

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