A/NZ telcos to build $86.3 million trans-Tasman submarine cable

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[1] A/NZ telcos are set to build a 2300 kilometre undersea cable system that will connect Australia and New Zealand across the Tasman Sea.

[2] Telstra, Vodafone and Spark New Zealand Cables have come together to invest $86.3 million in the Tasman Global Access (TGA) system, which will be laid by Alcatel-Lucent.

[3] The system, that will be complete in mid-2016, will have a capacity of 20Tbps, and will cater for the increasing demand of data and network connectivity in Australia.

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[Source] http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/562759/nz-telcos-build-86-3-million-trans-tasman-submarine-cable/