Southern Cross Cable stories
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Equinix is Southern Cross NEXT Subsea cable's gateway
Wed, 27th Sep 2023
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Equinix expands its partnership with Southern Cross Cables as a vital U.S. interconnectivity point for the SX NEXT submarine cable system.
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FiberSense and Southern Cross Cable Network announce further expansion
Thu, 8th Sep 2022
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network infrastructure
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southern cross cable
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network monitoring
Deep-tech fibre sensing company FiberSense and critical infrastructure owner Southern Cross Cable Network have announced a further expansion.
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Southern Cross Cable launches the SX NEXT cable to connect NZ to the world
Thu, 7th Jul 2022
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New submarine cable launched to enhance connectivity between New Zealand, Australia, and the US, doubling capacity.
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Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable touches down at Auckland's Takapuna Beach
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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network infrastructure
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Auckland's Takapuna Beach is the landing point for a submarine cable that boosts New Zealand's international connectivity by almost 100%.
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Southern Cross Health Insurance transforms HR operation with Workday HCM platform
Mon, 19th Apr 2021
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network infrastructure
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hcm
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payroll systems
Southern Cross Health Insurance (SCHI) has turned to Workday to automate the human resources process, which manages its 800 employees.
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Southern Cross Cable selects Pioneer Consulting for shipboard representation
Fri, 19th Feb 2021
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network infrastructure
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southern cross cable
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undersea cables
Pioneer Consulting to oversee shipboard operations for the NEXT trans-Pacific submarine cable system by Southern Cross Cable Network.
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Southern Cross Cables & Ciena partner on NEXT submarine cable
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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network infrastructure
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partner programmes
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ciena
The 13,494 kilometre-long NEXT submarine cable that traverses the Pacific Ocean, which will be completed in early 2022.
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SES Networks and Southern Cross Cables bring better internet to the Pacific
Wed, 13th Jan 2021
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network infrastructure
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southern cross cable
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connectivity
SES Networks and Southern Cross Cables Limited (SCCL) have announced plans to increase connectivity resilience in the Pacific region.
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Southern Cross Cable Network gains FCC approval for new system
Tue, 28th Jul 2020
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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connectivity
The Southern Cross Cable Network’s NEXT cable system is set to go ahead following the US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) landing license approval.
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Southern Cross Hospitals appoints new chief digital officer
Fri, 2nd Aug 2019
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network infrastructure
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deloitte
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southern cross cable
Trevor Delany joins Southern Cross Hospitals as new chief digital officer, focusing on improving health outcomes through digital strategies.
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Flexenclosure strengthens stranglehold on Pacific market
Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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network infrastructure
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southern cross cable
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undersea cables
The edge computing and cable landing company has received orders in two new Pacific countries, bringing the total to five in the last 18 months.
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Superloop is now a direct customer of the Southern Cross cable system
Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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network infrastructure
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superloop
The agreement will provide Superloop with high capacity connectivity between its locations in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
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Plans for $350m cable project in motion following successful seabed survey
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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sealegs corp
Southern Cross Cables and EGS complete seafloor survey for $350m undersea cable to connect Australia, New Zealand and US.
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2degrees leaves other telcos in dust as 100GbE comes to town
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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network infrastructure
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telco
2degrees is the first telco in NZ to activate its 100GbE interconnect to the Southern Cross Cable Network, responding to Kiwis' data appetites.
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Palo Alto inks Southern Cross Hospitals security contract
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Southern Cross Hospitals will implement Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Security Platform across its network in New Zealand.
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Equinix data centers anchor Southern Cross Cable
Tue, 19th Jan 2016
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
The Southern Cross cable system offers protected trans-pacific routes among Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.
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ASX-listed Vocus boosts NZ sales 81% after FX Networks acquisition
Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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network infrastructure
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fx networks
Vocus Communications boosted its first-half sales in New Zealand by 81 percent after buying local fibre-line provider FX Networks last year.
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Vocus to spend US$58.5m to beef up Southern Cross Cable
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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network infrastructure
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telco
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southern cross cable
It will increase the firm's existing capacity by almost 10 times to ensure it will continue to meet the rapid growth in internet data demand.
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Southern Cross welcomes video streaming demands brought by Netflix
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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network infrastructure
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digital entertainment
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video
Southern Cross Cable delivers a network boost, ensuring NZ can enjoy Netflix's Ultra HD streaming with 85% capacity increase.
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ICE Tech 360 initiative prepares emerging talent for tech jobs
Thu, 16th Oct 2014
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network infrastructure
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hp
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nztech
Emerging talent in NZ gains a pathway into tech jobs with ICE Tech 360, a unique initiative offering graduates extensive work experience.