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Telstra has guaranteed customers on its
Japan-Hong Kong and Singapore-Hong
Kong subsea cables that they will almost
immediately be rerouted to another
connection route in the event of submarine
cable damage under its new “always on”
policy.
Currently, when subsea cables suffer
damage, it can take months to reconnect
customers. Telstra is now promising a
wait time measured in hours, which will
eventually be reduced to minutes, using
automation.
According to Telstra, announcing the
policy at the Pacific Telecommunications
Council Conference in Hawaii, it now has
enough diverse cables in its subsea network
to guarantee almost unceasing uptime,
including in the event of a natural disaster
or a cable being accidentally cut.
New “always on” policy
Huawei Marine will partner with Tele
Greenland for the deployment of a 100G
network along the Greenlandic west coast
and a capacity upgrade of the existing
Greenland Connect between Greenland,
Iceland and North America. When
completed, the new system is expected
to be the world’s most northerly 100G
submarine network.
Greenland is located between the Arctic
and Atlantic oceans with 80 percent
of the island covered by ice and snow
throughout the year. Huawei Marine will
supply and, in collaboration with Tele
Greenland, install submarine line terminal
equipment for Greenland Connect North,
which will connect Nuuk (the capital),
Maniitsoq, Sisimiut and Aasiaat. The new
system will initially hold a capacity of 100G.
Huawei Marine will also supply and install
submarine line terminal equipment for the
existing Greenland Connect system, with
initial capacity of 100G.
Connecting Greenland
New 100G network along the Greenland west coast.
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