Southern Cross Southern Cross Cable Network says seven organisations have now signed letters of intent to use its planned Southern Cross NEXT trans Pacific cable. It says these include “three major Australasian carriers and four Pacific islands,” adding: “ Discussions with several other customers showing strong interest are also in progress.”
Southern Cross Cable Network has introduced new service offerings based on software-defined networking (SDN supported by a platform from incumbent supplier Ciena that it says will make life easier for smaller operators and the Pacific Islands.
New Zealand’s largest network of private surgical hospitals have deployed Palo Alto Networks’ Next-Generation Security Platform.
"Our customers needed a solution that allowed them to scale to larger capacity connections between key locations in a cost effective and swift manner."
While 2015 looks to be a year of huge capacity requirements, Southern Cross Cable Network and its resellers claim to be "well positioned" to meet demand growth.