[AusNOG] ASC sub cable news

[Paul Jones]

Is there even 10 Tb existing free capacity east to west? I would guess someone will have to build something in the near enough future.

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Joel
> Nath
> Sent: Friday, 1 April 2016 3:02 PM
> To: Mark Delany <g2x at juliet.emu.st>
> Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] ASC sub cable news
> 
> I think I read somewhere subpartners  was building a Syd-Perth link also ?
> 
> J
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On 1 Apr 2016, at 1:42 pm, 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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