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

[Matthew Moyle-Croft]

Also,
TGA - http://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/tasman-global-access-tga-cable to replace the long-in-the-tooth TASMAN2 (http://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/tasman-2)

MMC

> On 5 Dec 2016, at 9:01 PM, Alan Maher <alanmaher at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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