Re: [nznog] New Trans-Tasman submarine cable

On 20/02/2013 4:32 p.m., Michael NEWBERY wrote:

On 19/02/13 1:29 PM, "Kris Price" wrote:

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I'm curious about something though, maybe someone on the list can share a bit of history. Is Tasman-2 still active in some capacity?

Tas-2 is still in operation, but it's essentially got a "do not revive" on it. That is, if it gets trawled up, the kraken strikes, or it just stops working for whatever reason, no-one is going to despatch a ship to go and fix it. While it exists, it's worthwhile using it but that's all.

For the curious, can you give any details on its current capacity, has it been through some upgrades over the years? If dean starts pulling on it will no one really notice? Cheers :) Kris