WiredInUSA September 2016

Oahu Island. Photograph courtesy of paradiseintheworld.com

Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP has selected DRFortress as its landing and operating partner in Hawaii. As part of its system architecture, Hawaiki will land the proposed 14,000km trans-Pacific cable in Oahu, Hawaii. “Hawaii represents a key market for Hawaiki and the demand for subsea capacity to the mainland US continues to grow at an impressive rate,” said Gina Bohreer, senior vice president North America of Hawaiki. “In 2015 we made the decision to invest substantially in Oahu and purchased land in Kapolei to build our cable landing station, which will be the first open-access station in Hawaii. The next step was to select the right partner, sharing the same carrier-neutral philosophy, to help us build and operate the station. We look forward to partnering with DRFortress, who understands our customers’ requirements in terms of neutrality and choice for local connectivity and diversity.” “Aloha” to new landing partner

Route survey gets underway

Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP and TE SubCom have launched a marine route survey in preparation for the deployment of Hawaiki, the 14,000km trans-Pacific cable system scheduled for completion in mid-2018. Hawaiki is expected to be the highest cross-sectional capacity link between the US, Australia and New Zealand as well as Hawaii, with options to expand to several South Pacific islands. The system was co-developed by New Zealand-based entrepreneurs Sir Eion Edgar, Malcolm Dick and Remi Galasso. “Each stage of this groundbreaking project is important, but after very carefully planning our transpacific route, and conducting an extensive survey of each landing site, we are extremely pleased to launch the marine route survey, which will give us data necessary to safely and properly deploy the system in the coming months,” said Remi Galasso, chief executive officer of Hawaiki.

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