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    Internet traffic to the United States came to a grinding halt yesterday as the Southern Cross undersea cable network went down for the second time in a week.

  • Google and SingTel link up for US$300m cable

    Google has joined SingTel and four other carriers to build a new high bandwidth submarine cable system between the US and Japan, in a move to address its broadband capacity needs.

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  • Photos: Telstra's undersea fibre optic cable

    Installing cables can be difficult especially if they're 9,000 kilometres long and up several kilometres underwater. Our photo gallery gives you a look inside the 'Ile de Sein', a ship used to lay Telstra's latest fibre optic cable, which will become part of Australia's global Internet network backbone.

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    In 2020, datacentres are estimated to be cleaner, greener and more flexible but will they be any safer?

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    Singapore Airlines, the first carrier to take ownership of the world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, has flown its inaugural commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney. ZDNet Australia visited Sydney Airport to see what customers can expect from what's been dubbed the "big fella".

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    The Wireless Edge Services Module combines with HP's Radio Port Wi-Fi access points to provide a simple and efficient way for companies to deploy and manage large wireless networks.

  • Five network maintenance tools tested

    With the right packet sniffers you can truly lead the dog's life. What's most impressive is network monitoring devices will help you see problems immediately. These tools can aid in analysis, migration, monitoring, security, testing, and administration of the network.

  • Netcomm NB5580W wireless gateway

    Despite some performance quirks, the NB5580W is an enticing bit of wireless kit for the first-time networker, thanks to its ease of installation and configuration.

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