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Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP and TE
SubCom have launched a marine route
survey in preparation for the deployment
of Hawaiki, the 14,000km trans-Pacific
cable system scheduled for completion in
mid-2018.
Hawaiki is expected to be the highest
cross-sectional capacity link between the
US, Australia and New Zealand as well as
Hawaii, with options to expand to several
South Pacific islands.
The system was co-developed by New
Zealand-based entrepreneurs Sir Eion
Edgar, Malcolm Dick and Remi Galasso.
“Each stage of this groundbreaking
project is important, but after very carefully
planning our transpacific route, and
conducting an extensive survey of each
landing site, we are extremely pleased
to launch the marine route survey, which
will give us data necessary to safely
and properly deploy the system in the
coming months,” said Remi Galasso, chief
executive officer of Hawaiki.
Route survey gets
underway
Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP has selected
DRFortress as its landing and operating
partner in Hawaii. As part of its system
architecture, Hawaiki will land the
proposed 14,000km trans-Pacific cable in
Oahu, Hawaii.
“Hawaii represents a key market for
Hawaiki and the demand for subsea
capacity to the mainland US continues
to grow at an impressive rate,” said
Gina Bohreer, senior vice president North
America of Hawaiki.
“In 2015 we made the decision to invest
substantially in Oahu and purchased
land in Kapolei to build our cable landing
station, which will be the first open-access
station in Hawaii. The next step was to
select the right partner, sharing the same
carrier-neutral philosophy, to help us
build and operate the station. We look
forward to partnering with DRFortress, who
understands our customers’ requirements
in terms of neutrality and choice for local
connectivity and diversity.”
“Aloha” to new landing
partner
Oahu Island. Photograph courtesy of