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Yesterday’s PPC-1 Pipe Video

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9:45AM October 9, 2009 | Nick Broughall

If the idea of 7000 odd kilometres of cable being laid on the ocean floor kinda gets you hot and steamy, this video has a heap of cable porn for you to watch and enjoy. Not to mention a soundtrack that could replace the global need for coffee…


Does Anyone Have A Really Freakin’ Large Pipe Cleaner?

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10:25AM October 8, 2009 | Nick Broughall

I’m down at the official launch of the PPC-1 international broadband pipe this morning. Official bits all kick off at 11am, There should be plenty of news, so I’ll be trying to liveblog it. In the meantime, you can watch the cable being laid in the ship here, and the cable arriving in Sydney here to get you all excited…

Update: It’s starting! More »


Here Are Some PPC-1 Pipe Statistics For Your Enjoyment

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2:51AM October 8, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Today the Pipe International PPC-1 was switched on, providing Australia with its first “carrier neutral” submarine cable. But while we wait for all the ISPs to start selling us huge data caps at bargain basement prices, let’s take a gander at some of the stats of the cable. More »