Pacific Fibre signs cable deal - with a kick in the tail
US company TE Subcom promises to double capacity - pushing Pacific Fibre ahead of the 50% Telecom-owned Southern Cross Cable in the bandwdith war.
Pacific Fibre has signed US company Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications (aka TE Subcom) as its partner in its bid to build a cable between Auckland, Sydney and LA.
The deal was sealed in Sydney at a ceremony overseen by US Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich.
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Chris Keall
Mon, 18 Jul 2011
Mon, 18 Jul 2011
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Pacific Fibre signs cable deal - with a kick in the tail
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