basslink
Vandals break Basslink fibre cable
Causes internet issues for Tasmanians.
Mar 10 2014 6:11AM
Internode boosts intercap fibre links to 10 Gbps
Also takes more Basslink capacity.
Mar 9 2011 1:37PM
AARNet increases Basslink capacity to 10 Gbps
Sets up Tassie PoP.
Mar 8 2011 11:57AM
Basslink throws weight behind NBN Tasmania
Touts new POPs among expansion plans.
Aug 2 2010 6:00AM
iiNet eyes long-term Basslink transit deal
Netspace capacity proves fit-for-purpose.
Jul 22 2010 12:51PM
Tassie eyes fourth subsea internet cable
Fourth fibre link touted in 10-year plan.
Feb 15 2010 3:09PM
Internode brings NakedExtreme to Tasmania
Couldn’t do it without Basslink.
Aug 12 2009 12:30AM
Primus inks capacity deal on Basslink
Intends to expand number of Tasmanian DSLAMs.
Aug 6 2009 3:53PM
Photos: Inside Basslink's undersea fibre converter station
First photos from the Loy Yang converter station and terrestrial fibre build.
Jul 23 2009 11:30AM
Basslink lights up with commercial traffic
Calls for second independent cable.
Jul 6 2009 12:34PM
ISPs test Basslink cable
Plans and negotiations revealed.
Jun 30 2009 12:42PM
Basslink confirms capacity switch-on by end of June
Customer activations on the Basslink submarine cable connecting Tasmania to the mainland could begin as early as in the next fortnight.
Jun 10 2009 9:14AM
Macquarie calls for intervention on Basslink
Macquarie Telecom has asked the Government to step in and help fund a redundant link between the Victorian landing site for the Basslink cable and Melbourne.
May 27 2009 12:59PM
Netspace enters Tassie ADSL2+ market without Basslink deal
Netspace has indicated that it may wait several months after Basslink launches before inking a capacity deal with them, despite taking the punt early by launching ADSL2+ services in Hobart and Launceston.
May 20 2009 10:46AM
Basslink makes contact, preps June launch
Basslink Telecoms won't let the Government’s $250m backhaul blackspot scheme divert its focus from the go-live of its much anticipated Bass Strait cable in June.
Apr 27 2009 1:55PM
Telstra under fire over response to Tassie outage
Internode has slammed Telstra’s technical response to a major outage on its Tasmanian wholesale cable overnight, which left the ISP's customers without service for 12 hours.
Apr 21 2009 2:36PM
Internode to run Basslink backup on Telstra backhaul
Telstra could be an unlikely beneficiary of the Basslink cable after it emerged the new fibre operator will run out-of-band network management over a back-up network supplied by ISP Internode.
Apr 1 2009 9:20AM
Internode to cut Tassie Telstra backhaul by 75 per cent
Internode will wind back the amount of Telstra backhaul it buys into Tasmania to around a quarter of current use after inking a three-year deal with Basslink today.
Mar 30 2009 3:33PM
Basslink escapes Primus data centre blackout
Basslink Telecom is among a growing list of firms awaiting the cause of the Primus data centre blackout in Melbourne but said its own redundancy arrangements would shield it from the effects of future failures at the facility.
Feb 4 2009 2:41PM
Tassie Internode customers gifted their speed back
Internode has given its Tassie ADSL customers an early Christmas present by announcing it will remove speed constraints it imposed on them in May and absorb the extra backhaul costs to make it happen.
Dec 3 2008 12:39PM
