[AusNOG] New Cable Protection Zone (was Re: Vocus to build Australia Singapore Cable)

[Alan Maher]

Diversity is the key to resilience. Especially with undersea cables.
As a Kiwi, I have often wondered what might happen if the Southern Cross
cable was accidentally severed.
The wailing and gnashing of teeth locally would likely be loud enough to be
heard in Oz.
"Where has my Netflix/Facebook/ et al , gone ??" etc.

I am pleased that a new cable is being sunk as we speak.
http://hawaikicable.co.nz/?network
And while it may be a day or 10 before it is up and running, it at least 
traverses
a slightly different route to the Southern Cross cable. And lands in a 
different place.
It also originates in a different place.
About the only thing that concerns me is that it runs through Hawaii, as 
do most
Trans-Pacific cables that head in our direction.
http://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/

And Hawaii is where the NSA has their largest listening post operation.
Aside from that, it is good to see some diversity, which all adds to 
resilience.

The more cables , the better.

Cheers
Alan Maher

On 6/12/2016 3:52 p.m., Mark Delany wrote:
>> Thanks Luke - Something out of Brisbane would be great fyi.
> Speaking of Brisbane and subsea cables....
>
> What do people think of the push to get a cable protection zone up on
> the Sunshine Coast?
>
> The diversity argument is pretty obvious, but is that enough incentive
> for folks like Vocus to want to build a cable system there?
>
> I presume the subsea plant costs would be a little bit cheaper than
> Sydney due to reduced distance (by 8-10% to Hawaii, eg). But then
> they'd have to backhaul to at least Brisbane to get to data
> centres. Contrast that with Mascot where there's a truck-ton of
> data-centre infrastructure pretty close to the landing zone.
>
> Some other places around the globe have diverse landing in relatively
> out-of-the-way places (Morrow Bay and Hillsboro, anyone?) so maybe the
> Sunshine Coast is reasonable?
>
>
> Mark.
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