A new undersea internet cable would break open Australia’s broadband market, bringing faster download times and lower prices, Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said today.
The $200 million Pipe Networks PPC-1 cable will rival Telstra and Optus pipelines, linking Sydney to the Pacific island of Guam to provide a third international broadband link to Australia’s east coast.
The 6900 kilometre pipe will run through government protected zones, sometimes up to nine kilometres under the sea surface and will connect to existing infrastructure in Guam, a US territory in the western Pacific Ocean which connects to the US and Asia.
If some jobs and money can stick to Guam from this it might not be a bad thing.
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Hafa Adai Aaron, just wanted to let you know that I finally submitted my application for the 2008 Convention. Si Yu'us Ma'ase ta'lo para todu inayudu-mu! (Thanks again for all your help!)
Fantastic!
I was hoping you would.
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