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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 >>