iiNet signs long term capacity deal with Pacific Fibre
Pacific Fibre has signed a definitive agreement with iiNet for the
supply of international capacity on the Pacific Fibre cable system.
Pacific Fibre’s CEO, Mark Rushworth said he was very pleased to
have Australia’s second largest DSL broadband provider on board
as a foundation customer.
“We look forward to supporting iiNet’s ongoing success by
ensuring that they can deliver a faster service and more cost
effective solutions to their customers,” Mr Rushworth said.
iiNet’s CEO, Michael Malone said this would benefit
customers by providing greater capacity on some of the busiest
international routes for Internet traffic.
“As a foundation customer with Pacific Fibre, our customers
will enjoy some of the fastest paths when accessing international
content both now and well into the future” Mr Malone said.
“We have always supported competition in the International cable
space, and the additional capacity and choice Pacific Fibre is
delivering can only be good for both our business and the
industry in general.”
Pacific Fibre’s undersea cable system will connect Australia
to New Zealand, then on to the USA. It is scheduled to be in
commercial service by early 2014.
ENDS
For more information please contact:
Mark Rushworth,
Pacific Fibre CEO
mark.rushworth@pacificfibre.net
+64 21 244 0777,
+64 9 2153308
About Pacific Fibre:
Pacific Fibre was founded in 2010 and is intending to
construct one of the longest and most technically advanced
undersea cable systems.
The Pacific Fibre cable will be the longest, and most
technically advanced trans-°©‐oceanic cable in the world.
The Pacific Fibre cable will connect Australia and New
Zealand to the United States, using leading and proven industry
technology to achieve the fastest and most efficient route.
Employing 40G technology, Pacific Fibre’s cable will, upon
installation, deliver 10.2 Tb/s of design capacity with
100G upgradability to 12.8Tb/s.
About iiNet:
iiNet is Australia’s second largest DSL Internet Service
Provider (ISP) and the leading challenger in the
telecommunications market. iiNet employs approximately
2000 inquisitive staff across four countries and support over
1.3 million broadband, telephone and Internet
Protocol TV (IPTV) services nationwide.
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