[AusNOG] ASC sub cable news

[Mark Tees]

There is a Nextgen path there too.
http://www.nextgengroup.com.au/services/service-overview/infrastructure-and-network

>From the IT News article re wavelengths:

Slattery said the company was using new technology which allowed each
individual party to "light" their own spectrum- "almost like 'virtual
fibrepairs'", he said.

Hopefully SubPartners are able to sell wavelength services to the
various carriers. I am guessing we may see some discussion around that
shortly.

On Friday, 1 April 2016, Mark Delany <g2x at juliet.emu.st> wrote:
>
> On 01Apr16, Dino Sosic allegedly wrote:
> > Seems like there might be bright light at the end of this tunnel:
> >
> > http://www.itnews.com.au/news/australia-to-get-long-awaited-perth-to-singapore-subsea-cable-417567
>
> Definitely good news that there will be a new cable from SIN to PER.
>
> Two questions that spring to mind are:
>
> 1. Given it's a consortium of largely Optus and Telstra, are they
>    consuming all capacity for reselling and thus there will be no
>    access to direct waves?
>
> 2. I was under the impression that the backhaul from Perth to the east
>    coast was pretty much dominated by Telstra/Optus. That means that
>    even if you buy into SIN->PER at a good price you'll still have
>    disproportionate backhaul costs to the rest of Australia.
>
> My point being that I wonder whether this is of much value to anyone
> bar the incumbents?
>
>
> Mark.
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