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SubOptic 2013 Update

SubOptic 2013 Update A reminder from SubOptic that SubOptic 2013 will be held in the Marriot Rive Gauche Hotel, Paris from April 22-25th, 2013 and hosted by Alcatel-Lucent.   Read more

Southern Cross Capacity Up and Price Down - Again

15 January 2012

The availability of international capacity on the Southern Cross network continues to expand and prices have fallen again. Southern Cross today announced the immediate availability of the first 200 Gigabits of capacity from its latest upgrade and a price reduction of up to 44 percent.


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Southern Cross supports broadband with Ciena upgrade

Southern Cross Cable Network today announced the selection of Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) to expand capacity as part of its (Phase H) upgrade of its subsea cable network. To meet growing demand for high-bandwidth services and applications like video and cloud computing, which is now pushing its needs beyond 10 Gb/s wavelengths, Southern Cross Cables will increase capacity on all of its network segments between Australia, New Zealand and the United States, including one that spans more than 8,000 kilometers, with Ciena’s industry-leading 40G+ coherent optical solutions. Southern Cross Cable will also enhance its network’s survivability, efficiency, and intelligence with advanced bandwidth management and operations afforded by Ciena’s multi-protocol switching platform to future proof the network.   Read more

Annual Customer Meeting - 2011

Southern Cross holds a Customer Meeting on an annual basis. This meeting is made up of the O&M (Operations and Maintenance Forum) and the AR&R (Assignment, Activation and Routing) Forum.   Read more

Australia still better value for broadband than New Zealand

Despite a surge in broadband competition over the past year, New Zealand consumers still receive less value for their plans than their Australian counterparts – though prices are coming down in both countries,according to a new report.

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Kiwi ISPs bridging broadband gap with Australia

New Zealand, a place where broadband prices have been even more costly than in Australia, is fast catching up to its larger neighbour in terms of data value for money and now threatens to push ahead, according to a new study.   Read more

Southern Cross Twins Committed to Ultra Fast Broadband and National Broadband Network

A successful trial of 100 Gigabits per second prototype transmission equipment has just been completed on the Southern Cross twin cable network. This significant technical breakthrough was demonstrated during extensive testing of the latest 40 Gbps equipment from a number of suppliers in readiness for the next Southern Cross capacity expansion targeted for 2012. Southern Cross currently uses 10 Gbps transmission equipment.“Southern Cross continues to invest and build ahead of demand, to support new innovation and broadband growth,” says Ross Pfeffer the Southern Cross Sales and Marketing Director.
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Earthquake devastates the New Zealand City of Christchurch

At 12.51pm on Tuesday 22 February, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the City of Christchurch, in the New Zealand Canterbury region, causing widespread destruction within the city.    Read more

SCCN 10 Years Anniversary Picture

Steve Dixon The Artist

Age 3 and young Dixon was teaching himself to draw in the sand.  Age 5 and the writing on the blackboard read “ artistically gifted”. Steve Dixon would meet his classmates at the blackboard in Kindergarten and hold his own art competitions to see who could draw the scariest monsters.  The other five years soon wizened up to the fact that he was always going to win these duals with chalk. 

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Southern Cross Services Extended to 2025

Southern Cross Cables will now provide service on its fully diverse and protected undersea cable network until at least November 2025, Ross Pfeffer, Director Sales and Marketing announced today.

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Annual Customer Meeting 2010

Our annual Southern Cross Customer Meeting is being held in San Diego on 1 December 2010. 

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Australian Researchers' 10Gbps links to US guaranteed to 2020

Australian Researchers' 10Gbps links to US guaranteed to 2020 Southern Cross Cable Networks has extended until 2020 its sponsorship of the Southern Cross Trans-Pacific Optical Research Test bed (SXTransPORT) - capacity on its cable network that provides 10Gbps links to the US for the Australian research community.   Read more

Customer Satisfaction Results 2009

Customer Satisfaction Results 2009 Results from the 2009 Southern Cross annual Customer Satisfaction Survey are in and our customers are increasingly happy with the service that we provide.   Read more

Bold Steps to Support

Bold Steps to Support Southern Cross Cable Network today announced further initiatives to support hi-speed broadband in New Zealand and Australia.   Read more

2008 Annual Customer Forum Meetings

2008 Annual Customer Forum Meetings

Our annual Southern Cross Customer Meeting is being held on the Big Island of Hawaii. 

 

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Results for the 2008 Customer Satisfaction Survey

Results for the 2008 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results for the 2008 Southern Cross Customer Satisfaction Survey are in and we are still rated the clear number 1 in the Asia Pacific region.   Read more

Big Southern Cross Cable Upgrade for High Speed Broadband

Big Southern Cross Cable Upgrade for High Speed Broadband The Southern Cross Cable Network is supporting the move to high speed broadband in Australia and New Zealand with the completion of the first stage of a big capacity upgrade.   Read more

Internode boosts its US direct cable capacity with SCCN

Internode boosts its US direct cable capacity with SCCN National broadband company Internode will boost its international cable capacity to the US after signing a five-year agreement with Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN).
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AARNET Lightpath Puts Scientists On The Right Path To Real-Time Data Access Using SXTransPORT

AARNET Lightpath Puts Scientists On The Right Path To Real-Time Data Access Using SXTransPORT Successful demonstration delivers first real-time e-VLBI correlation results from China, Australia and Europe baselines.   Read more

Big Upgrade for Southern Cross Cable Network

Big Upgrade for Southern Cross Cable Network The Southern Cross undersea cable network that supports most broadband users in Australia and New Zealand is about to double installed capacity, enhance network resilience and increase service flexibility.   Read more

Customer Satisfaction Results for 2007

Customer Satisfaction Results for 2007 Results from the 2007 Southern Cross annual Customer Satisfaction Survey are in and our customers are still impressed with our provision of services.   Read more

It’s Time for the 2007 Customer Satisfaction Survey

It’s Time for the 2007 Customer Satisfaction Survey Believe it or not it is that time of year again and the 2007 Southern Cross Customer Satisfaction Survey is about to kick off.   Read more

Southern Cross Now on Major Upgrade Path

Southern Cross Now on Major Upgrade Path Southern Cross is bringing in the New Year with a bang, announcing new sales of US$310m for the last 6 months of 2006 and plans for a major network upgrade.   Read more

A Southern Crossmas

A Southern Crossmas They say it is better to give than receive, which is why this year Southern Cross has done something special for its customer Xmas gift.   Read more

Southern Cross Launches New Website

Southern Cross Launches New Website The new and improved Southern Cross Website went live on the 6th November 2006.  This site is more than your average website - it is a customer application that provides a range of functionality and information to Southern Cross customers so that they have all the information they need at their fingertips.   Read more

Customers Continue to Rate Southern Cross Highly

Customers Continue to Rate Southern Cross Highly The results of the 2006 Southern Cross annual Customer Satisfaction Survey are in and our customers are more happy than they have ever been.   Read more

2006 Customer Meeting Returns to Hawaii

2006 Customer Meeting Returns to Hawaii By popular demand, this years Southern Cross Customer Meeting headed back to Hawaii, and Kona on the beautiful Big Island played host to the 2006 annual event.   Read more

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