Tech Stream

Internet cables under the sea

13 March 2009

Listen and download: MP3

I was checking out Gizmodo last week when the video above caught my eye.   The men are loading cable onto a boat in Japan called the Tyco Durable.  It is one of two vessels heading to sea very soon to create a new undersea fibre-optic connection between Guam and Sydney.  Pipe International is behind the project, which is due for completion in August, and is set to benefit internet users in Australia as well as the Pacific. I spoke with their CEO Bevan Slattery and you can listen to our chat by using the MP3 link at the top of this story. You can also follow the PPC-1 progress at Pipe International’s blog.