Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection - Aircraft of World War II

syscom3 · 04-09-2008, 07:31 PM

Click on the link to see the pics.

Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection | ZDNet Photo Gallery

Installing an Internet connection can be difficult--especially if the cable is about 9,000 kilometers (5,580 miles) long and very deep underwater.

The Ile de Sein is a massive ship that sports a crew of 60, who work in shifts to lay cable 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The cable that runs between Australian and Hawaii isn't straight; it needs to run around undersea mountains and past crevasses, as well as follow the rugged terrain of the sea floor.

Many months of planning were involved in plotting the best undersea route for the cable. A member of the project commented that the undersea cables can reach depths of 5,000 meters (3 miles) or more.

Telstra expects the cable to be active by the fourth quarter this year. Bandwidth on the cable will be available to both Telstra retail and wholesale customers.

Text written by Alex Serpo of ZDNet Australia

Les'Bride · 04-09-2008, 07:32 PM

WICKED!

Wildcat · 04-10-2008, 01:16 AM

Very interesting!

Heinz · 04-10-2008, 02:12 AM

Ya cheers Syscom!

wilbur1 · 04-10-2008, 10:10 AM

Great now the diggers are trying to sneak into Hawaii

04-09-2008, 07:31 PM	#1
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 10,814	Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection Click on the link to see the pics. Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection \| ZDNet Photo Gallery Installing an Internet connection can be difficult--especially if the cable is about 9,000 kilometers (5,580 miles) long and very deep underwater. The Ile de Sein is a massive ship that sports a crew of 60, who work in shifts to lay cable 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The cable that runs between Australian and Hawaii isn't straight; it needs to run around undersea mountains and past crevasses, as well as follow the rugged terrain of the sea floor. Many months of planning were involved in plotting the best undersea route for the cable. A member of the project commented that the undersea cables can reach depths of 5,000 meters (3 miles) or more. Telstra expects the cable to be active by the fourth quarter this year. Bandwidth on the cable will be available to both Telstra retail and wholesale customers. Text written by Alex Serpo of ZDNet Australia __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

04-09-2008, 07:32 PM	#2
Les'Bride Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: my azz is in Mississippi, but, I am a true Texan. Posts: 1,002	WICKED! __________________ "I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it." - Voltaire A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving. - Albert Einstein Life is tough..its even harder when you're stupid. -John Wayne

04-10-2008, 01:16 AM	#3
Wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 4,765	Very interesting! __________________

04-10-2008, 02:12 AM	#4
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 7,678	Ya cheers Syscom! __________________

04-10-2008, 10:10 AM	#5
wilbur1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Escondido,Ca Posts: 2,218	Great now the diggers are trying to sneak into Hawaii __________________ Dont shoot him...... It will just make him angry.

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