Vocus has added substantial volume of Hawaiki cable capacity to its network, and invested millions in network upgrades. Mark Callander, chief executive of Vocus NZ and Wholesale and International Australia, says the Hawaiki deal strengthens the company’s network and complements Vocus’ investment in its own cable systems. “Telco battle lines are being drawn at a network level. Our customers demand high-quality services with redundancy that ensures world-class connectivity,” says Callander, in a statement. The Hawaiki cable links Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Hawaii and the US West Coast. Callander says Vocus already has a large international customer using the cable. “Investments like this greatly improve the quality of service that Australian and New Zealand customers will receive,” he states. Callander says the Hawaiki deal joins a raft of New Zealand network investments, including the rollout of next-gen optical hardware from Infinera on its Auckland to Hamilton route that allows 200Gbps per wavelength, Akamai capacity increased 400 per cent with multiple 100G deployments into Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to ensure the network is ready for the Rugby World Cup. Vocus says it has also seen an explosion of bandwidth at its Vocus Albany data centre. Callander says the bandwidth is almost solely due to hosting an Azure ExpressRoute at the data centre, and the company has boosted capacity to 800Gbps. “Businesses are demanding high performing cloud services and platforms, such as those provided by Azure, and these platforms require world-class networks and continual development and investment if you truly want to unleash their full potential,” he states. “As a telco and network expert, we are dedicated to ensuring our customers get the best service and experience possible.” Sign up for CIO newsletters for regular updates on CIO news, career tips, views and events. Follow CIO New Zealand on Twitter:@cio_nz Related content feature Expedia poised to take flight with generative AI CTO Rathi Murthy sees the online travel service’s vast troves of data and AI expertise fueling a two-pronged transformation strategy aimed at growing the company by bringing more of the travel industry online. By Paula Rooney Jun 02, 2023 7 mins Travel and Hospitality Industry Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence case study Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation The Spanish multinational olive oil processing company is immersed in a digital transformation journey to achieve operational efficiency and contribute to the company's sustainability strategy. By Nuria Cordon Jun 02, 2023 6 mins CIO Supply Chain Digital Transformation brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe