Vocus Rolls Out Network Upgrades, Adds Hawaiki Capacity By CIO New Zealand September 4, 2019 Vocus has added substantial volume of Hawaiki cable capacity to its network, and invested millions in network upgrades. Mark Callander, chief executive of Vocus NZ and Wholesale and International Australia, says the Hawaiki deal strengthens the company’s network and complements [...]
Coral Sea Cable Lands in Sydney By Radio New Zealand August 28, 2019 A fibre optic cable linking Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands to Australia is being laid on a Sydney beach this morning. Today's landing of the 4700-kilometre long cable at Tamarama Beach will be / has been overseen in a ceremony attended [...]
Vodafone Calls for Price Cuts on Tasmanian Subsea Cables By Ry Crozier, ITNews August 21, 2019 Vodafone has made a play for lower internet transmission costs to and from Tasmania by asking the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to review premiums currently chargeable on the route. The call for a review was made in a [...]
A 4,700km Coral Sea Cable System Is Installed in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands By Abigail Opiah, Data Economy July 16, 2019 Internet service provider firm Vocus Group has announced that the 4,700km Coral Sea cable system it constructed has now been installed at the landing sites at both Papua New Guinea and the [...]
ASC System Operating at 50% More Capacity, Says Vocus By Sam Varghese, ITWire July 12, 2019 The Vocus Group says its Australian Singapore Cable system is now operating with a total capacity of 60Tbps, 50% more capacity than when it launched. The ASC system was switched on in September 2018, nine days ahead of its [...]
Vocus Group Proposes Timor-Leste Link to NWCS Cable By Telecompaper March 6, 2019 The quality and price of internet access in Timor-Leste will only improve if the country reduces supply costs by building a submarine fibre optic cable. So said Michael Auckland, the national director of Australia's fourth largest telecom company Vocus Group. Speaking to [...]
Vocus switches on Australia Singapore Cable early following SMW-3 outage By Telecompaper September 5, 2018 Australian operator Vocus Communications has confirmed that its Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) has been put into early service following a major service disruption on the Sea-Me-We 3 (SMW-3) submarine cable between Perth and Singapore. To minimise customer impacts due to [...]
Vocus indicates possible cable fault in Sea-Me-We 3 between Perth and Singapore By Nico Arboleda September 4, 2018 Vocus said that an international circuit between Perth to Singapore has failed, revealing that it is being investigated by a local carrier. The network operator said there may be a cable fault on submarine telecommunications cable Sea-Me-We [...]
Vocus Switches On ASC Subsea Cable System By Corinne Reichert August 29, 2018 Vocus has announced switching on its $170 million Australia-Singapore Cable (ASC), with the telecommunications submarine cable system to be ready for service as of September 14. Until then, Vocus is "finalising its testing phase", according to new CEO Kevin Russell. "The Australia [...]
Vocus Completes Australia Singapore Cable Laying By Chris Duckett, ZDNet July 23, 2018 The Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) has been laid, with the final splice made to the south east of Singapore, and is moving into "full configuration" mode, Vocus announced on Monday morning. CEO and managing director Kevin Russell hailed the work of his [...]
