South Island Set for First Direct International Internet Cable
Mercury took a 12.5% stake as Datagrid plans initial earthworks next month and a 2029 service start for the cable project.
7 Articles
7 Articles
Brazil has 14 submarine cables connecting the country to the outside, adding more than 160,000 kilometers - enough to give more than four complete laps around the Earth on the Ecuador Line. They are joined by two exclusively domestic ones. Anchored on the Brazilian coast, these fiber optic cables respond for about 90% of the international data transmission, operating as large digital highways at the bottom of the ocean. The first one was inaugur…
Southland Joins Global Cable Network
Invercargill is getting its own international undersea cable — the first to land anywhere in the South Island.Datagrid New Zealand has signed contracts with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and OMS Group to build the Tasman Ring Network, a 2,300 km optical submarine cable running between Invercargill and Melbourne. ASN will supply the cable system; OMS will handle the marine survey and installation.The cable will carry a minimum of eight fibre p…
Datagrid signs deal with Alcatel, OMS for trans-Tasman undersea cable
Datagrid New Zealand has signed a supply and installation contract with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and OMS Group (OMS) for a new optical submarine cable system connecting Invercargill to Melbourne. Under the contract, ASN will supply the submarine cable system, while OMS will carry out the marine survey and the installation of the cable, which is part of Datagrid’s planned Tasman Ring Network. According to Datagrid, the Tasman Ring Network…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
