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This is the view from the front wind screen of the Ile de Sein, giving you an idea of the size of the ship, which has just completed a 9,120km (5.650-mile) journey from Hawaii, and the cable is due to connect the Australian mainland shortly.

Telstra said about 65 percent of the Internet content accessed by Australians comes out of the United States, and IP traffic has been doubling every two years, a trend that is expected to continue into the future.

Telstra was not willing to comment on the cost of the cable, but Kate McKenzie of Telstra Wholesale said the company is "very confident of recovering cost."

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WIRED covered this many years ago:
If you want to read more about how these cables are laid, and the people who lay them, read this excellent article by post-cyberpunk auth... (Read the rest)
Posted by: gbdrbob Posted on: 07/15/08  (Edited: 07/16/08 @ 01:51) You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Physical Compression  Dr_Zinj | 04/09/08
Treated?  jhurst747 | 04/09/08
That's the expensive way...  JohnMcGrew@... | 04/09/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  chris752 | 04/09/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  vulcan96 | 04/09/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  vulcan96 | 04/09/08
They are called "Notice to Mariners"  Michael P. | 04/09/08
What does Australia use now? Satellite?  meryllogue@... | 04/09/08
They use other existing cables...  UncleBubba | 04/09/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  maxtheitpro | 04/09/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  stewpeake | 04/09/08
Australia and . . . . Hawaii??  CobraA1 | 04/09/08
AZ to Hawaii just part of global network  K1FDH | 04/11/08
Here's the link to Int'l. submarine cables  K1FDH | 04/11/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  paul351 | 04/09/08
another reason  seanferd | 04/09/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  blackjack861@... | 04/09/08
Pure science vs. entertainment etc.  boomchuck1 | 04/10/08
Toil and Sacrifice  Methushelah | 04/10/08
What microscope are we supposed to use  mhenriday | 04/11/08
Relevance  Methushelah | 04/24/08
Idiot  bigjohnt@... | 04/12/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  leanne_martinau | 04/10/08
Powering the amplifiers?  bbbaldie_z | 04/10/08
Probably still electric?  Kev Baylis | 04/10/08
RTFM  Kev Baylis | 04/10/08
High voltage DC still used  K1FDH | 04/11/08
Has anyone seen any video posted?  clare_smith@... | 04/10/08
Latency  brittonv | 04/10/08
Modern Fiber cables use solid state amps  K1FDH | 04/11/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  Kapukini | 04/14/08
RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)  NZJester | 04/16/08
WIRED covered this many years ago:  gbdrbob | 07/15/08

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