Southern Cross Cable stories

Southern Cross Cable achieves 1 Tb/s transpacific milestone
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Southern Cross Cable has achieved a global first with a 1 Tb/s single-carrier wavelength connection across its 13,500-kilometre network, enhancing transpacific connectivity.

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.

FiberSense and Southern Cross Cable Network announce further expansion
Thu, 8th Sep 2022
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Deep-tech fibre sensing company FiberSense and critical infrastructure owner Southern Cross Cable Network have announced a further expansion.

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.

Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable touches down at Auckland's Takapuna Beach
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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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%.

Southern Cross Health Insurance transforms HR operation with Workday HCM platform
Mon, 19th Apr 2021
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Southern Cross Health Insurance (SCHI) has turned to Workday to automate the human resources process, which manages its 800 employees.

Southern Cross Cable selects Pioneer Consulting for shipboard representation
Fri, 19th Feb 2021
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Pioneer Consulting to oversee shipboard operations for the NEXT trans-Pacific submarine cable system by Southern Cross Cable Network.

Southern Cross Cables & Ciena partner on NEXT submarine cable
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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The 13,494 kilometre-long NEXT submarine cable that traverses the Pacific Ocean, which will be completed in early 2022.

SES Networks and Southern Cross Cables bring better internet to the Pacific
Wed, 13th Jan 2021
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SES Networks and Southern Cross Cables Limited (SCCL) have announced plans to increase connectivity resilience in the Pacific region.

Southern Cross Cable Network gains FCC approval for new system
Tue, 28th Jul 2020
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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.

Southern Cross Hospitals appoints new chief digital officer
Fri, 2nd Aug 2019
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Trevor Delany joins Southern Cross Hospitals as new chief digital officer, focusing on improving health outcomes through digital strategies.

Flexenclosure strengthens stranglehold on Pacific market
Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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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.

Superloop is now a direct customer of the Southern Cross cable system
Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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The agreement will provide Superloop with high capacity connectivity between its locations in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Plans for $350m cable project in motion following successful seabed survey
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Southern Cross Cables and EGS complete seafloor survey for $350m undersea cable to connect Australia, New Zealand and US.

2degrees leaves other telcos in dust as 100GbE comes to town
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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2degrees is the first telco in NZ to activate its 100GbE interconnect to the Southern Cross Cable Network, responding to Kiwis' data appetites.

Palo Alto inks Southern Cross Hospitals security contract
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Southern Cross Hospitals will implement Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Security Platform across its network in New Zealand.

Equinix data centers anchor Southern Cross Cable
Tue, 19th Jan 2016
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The Southern Cross cable system offers protected trans-pacific routes among Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.

ASX-listed Vocus boosts NZ sales 81% after FX Networks acquisition
Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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Vocus Communications boosted its first-half sales in New Zealand by 81 percent after buying local fibre-line provider FX Networks last year.

Vocus to spend US$58.5m to beef up Southern Cross Cable
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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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.

Southern Cross welcomes video streaming demands brought by Netflix
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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Southern Cross Cable delivers a network boost, ensuring NZ can enjoy Netflix's Ultra HD streaming with 85% capacity increase.