Hawaiki Nui cable to land in South Island

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#290335 4-Nov-2021 07:22

https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/03/new_hawaiki_cable/

The Hawaiki Nui route will have three main hubs: Singapore, Sydney, and Los Angeles. From Sydney, the cable connects domestically to Melbourne, Brisbane, and Darwin, and internationally to New Zealand hitting Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill as the first international cable to land in the nation's South Island.

Saw this pop up 'el Reg this morning. Can't find much else about it online so far.

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#2807147 4-Nov-2021 07:25

Dug a bit deeper and found this on Stuff which has a map.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/126851934/huge-subsea-internet-cable-will-boost-south-islands-digital-economy

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#2807148 4-Nov-2021 07:34

From Stuff

"Hawaiki chairman Remi Galasso said one of the goals was to enable the South Island to become a large, international “safe box” for computer data, taking advantage of its cool climate and renewable power."

Safe enough except for the earthquakes, I guess.

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#2807151 4-Nov-2021 08:00

timmmay:

From Stuff

"Hawaiki chairman Remi Galasso said one of the goals was to enable the South Island to become a large, international “safe box” for computer data, taking advantage of its cool climate and renewable power."

Safe enough except for the earthquakes, I guess.

Agreed, since the North isnt subject to earthquakes!!!

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#2807155 4-Nov-2021 08:14

23ms from Invercargill to Sydney will be really good for a data farm. I'd expect a bit of interest in the cheap land down that way.

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#2807165 4-Nov-2021 08:38

Good to see. I wonder if it will work out much cheaper than using domestic transit to get to the North Island landing stations to get data to/from Sydney? Maybe help local ISPs shave a few $$ but will hurt local transit providers from the south island? Who is there - Chorus, Vodafone and FX/Vocus?

Also yes - opening up option for Southland datacentres using Manapouri power. Not sure how the deal will work out with the smelter though. I wrote a blog on htis a while ago:

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