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Broadband Revolution Set to Heat Up

Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 1:17 pm | www.southerncrosscables.com

Southern Cross Cable Network is set to add fuel to Australasia's broadband revolution next Tuesday (15 May) when its first in-service capacity upgrade increases on-stream protected capacity to 60 gigabits per second (Gbit/s). More >>

Southern Cross Achieves Additional US$443m Sales

Monday, 12 February 2001, 5:02 pm | www.southerncrosscables.com

SOUTHERN CROSS ACHIEVES ADDITIONAL US$443M IN SALES AND ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY UPGRADE More >>

All Systems Go for Light-Up of Southern Cross

Wednesday, 8 November 2000, 4:45 pm | www.southerncrosscables.com

Southern Cross Cable Network has today announced that final testing of its 30,500km trans-Pacific cable network is underway and all systems are go for the 15 November service date. More >>

Tasman Test for Internet Cable Maintenance Robot

Tuesday, 29 August 2000, 3:25 pm | www.southerncrosscables.com

The Tasman Sea - just off the coast of Sydney - is currently the testing ground for a state-of-the-art remote operated vehicle (ROV) purpose built to maintain the Southern Cross Cable Network, which will go live on 15 November. Testing began on ... More >>

Surge in Demand for Bandwidth Drives Initiative

Monday, 14 August 2000, 11:18 am | www.southerncrosscables.com

To promote the wiring of Australasia to the developed Internet world, Southern Cross Cable Network has reduced its base prices for trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman bandwidth by 20% in the lead up to the network's service date of 15 November. More >>

Southern Cross Completes Network - November Start

Thursday, 3 August 2000, 1:45 pm | www.southerncrosscables.com

Southern Cross Cable Network today announced that, with the completion of the terrestrial link between Hillsboro, Oregon and San Luis Obispo, California, the construction phase of the network that will enter service by 15 November 2000 is now complete. More >>

Internet Cable Lands in North America

Wednesday, 19 April 2000, 9:32 am | www.southerncrosscables.com

What will soon become the direct connection to the heart of the Internet for 20 million people in Australasia was landed at Nedonna Beach, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest late yesterday (NZ time). The Southern Cross Cable Network is a 29,000 kilometre ... More >>

Southern Cross Confirms The Ready For Service Date

Thursday, 30 March 2000, 12:11 am | www.southerncrosscables.com

Southern Cross today announced that the 29,000km cable network, purpose-built for the Internet, would be Ready For Service (RFS) on 15 November 2000. More >>

Cable World Record Helps Ensure Internet For All

Wednesday, 23 February 2000, 2:19 pm | www.southerncrosscables.com

A world record has been set and then set again during the laying of the Southern Cross cable. More >>

Southern Cross Makes Fast Work of NZ-Hawaii Link

Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 4:47 pm | www.southerncrosscables.com

The Southern Cross cable now connects New Zealand to Hawaii. On 17 October, the 8,000km link between Auckland and Spencer Beach was completed when the CS Vercors made the final splice 4,600km Northeast of Auckland. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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