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Posted on September 14, 2018
It’s taken almost two years to construct; involved more than five years of planning; seen 4,600km of undersea cable laid, at times kilometres down to the ocean bed; cost $US170m; and involved over 60 staff but today marks the fully operational start of Australia’s newest, fastest and most direct connectivity…
Posted on September 12, 2018
Vocus’ commitment to infrastructure that will secure Australia’s digital future was the focus of a Canberra parliamentary briefing, hosted by company Chairman Bob Mansfield AO. The Hon Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications and the Arts and The Hon Sussan Ley, Assistant Minister for Regional Development…
Posted on September 05, 2018
Vocus confirmed today that its Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) has been put into early service following a major service disruption on the Sea-Me-We3 (SMW-3) submarine cable between Perth and Singapore. In order to minimise customer impacts due to the SMW-3 outage, Vocus has implemented an emergency…
Posted on September 03, 2018
Vocus Group Ltd (ASX: VOC) welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the Northern Territory Government to construct a new fibre optic cable link between Darwin and the Tiwi Islands. For the first time, communities located on Melville and Bathurst Islands will have access to a reliable, high capacity…
Posted on August 02, 2018
Vocus Communications has been chosen as one of the preferred suppliers to the NSW Government for data, fixed voice and internet services, as part of the Telecommunications Purchasing Arrangements (TPAs) panel. Vocus National General Manager, Government & Strategic Projects Michael Ackland…
Posted on July 23, 2018
On Monday 23rd July, Vocus announced that the cable laying phase of the Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) system is complete, with the final splice having been completed south-east of Singapore. Vocus Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Russell recognised the significance…
Posted on July 12, 2018
Vocus Chairman Bob Mansfield AO met with the Prime Ministers of Australia, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea late yesterday at a signing ceremony for the recently announced Coral Sea Cable. Vocus has been contracted by the Australian Government to construct an international sub-marine cable between…
Posted on July 04, 2018
Vocus Group and Alcatel Submarine Networks to build the Coral Sea Cable System - boosting international high speed connectivity between Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Spanning more than 4,000 km, the new Coral Sea Cable System is a key element of Australia’s development…
Posted on June 19, 2018
On 19 June 2018 Vocus announced that it has been contracted by the Australian Government to construct an international sub-marine cable between Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia. The project is a centrepiece of Australia’s development assistance program to the Pacific. The international…
Posted on January 22, 2018
Vocus Communications is in the process of upgrading our core domestic infrastructure to support the early customer demand for Australia Singapore Cable (“ASC”), as the project’s ready for service date draws closer. The planned upgrade is designed to deliver an additional 8TBps of capacity across the…