Bandwidth prices are set to fall as Pipe Networks announce a new deal linking an undersea cable to Guam. An agreement with Tyco Telecommunication will pave the way to severing the current duopoly that has a stranglehold on local Internet quotas.
Telecommunication analyst ‘TeleGeography’ report that Australia’s Internet bandwidth costs were among the highest in the world, yet lower prices will not kick in until the completion of the undersea cable linkage which is expected late next year sometime.
Network infrastructure specialist, Pipe Networks, has selected Tyco Telecommunications to supply a new undersea cable linking Australia to Guam that is expected to break an international bandwidth duopoly suppressing local internet download quotas.
There are currently only two major international cable providers serving the Australia’s internet provider industry – Australia Japan Cable (AJC) and Southern Cross Cable (SCC).
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