WiredInUSA June 2016

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New rope

Capacity in the cloud

One of Japan’s leading wire rope manufacturers, Tokyo Rope, is planning a production plant in Georgia. Tokyo Rope chairman, Shigeto Tanaka met Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Georgia’s prime minister, to discuss the possibility of building a plant in the region. The government has plans to develop infrastructure projects in Georgia, to which Tokyo Rope is looking to contribute.

Hawaiki has announced that AmazonWeb Services (AWS) has purchased capacity in the Hawaiki submarine cable to speed performance and reduce latency for cloud customers operating between Australia, New Zealand and the US. The Hawaiki cable, due to go live in June 2018, is planned to be the fastest link between the US and Australia and New Zealand, offering more than 30Tb capacity, which is considerably larger than the network capacity currently available. Hawaiki will complement Amazon Web Services’ global infrastructure, which comprises 33 availability zones across 12 geographic regions worldwide (including one in Sydney), with another five AWS regions (and 11 availability zones) expected to come online during the coming year in Canada, China, India, Ohio and the UK. AWS Australia and New Zealand MD Paul Migliorini said: “Our customers in Australia and New Zealand will benefit significantly from the arrival of the Hawaiki submarine cable. The role of the network, as well as the many AWS regions around the world, is especially important for our customers looking to run global businesses and become more agile.”

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