Solomon Islands is part of the Commonwealth, like Australia. Pacific
islands have historically been strategic locations.
Military have always been keen on having their comms run through controlled
territories.
WW1 telegraphs to Australia went London => Capetown => Cocos Islands =>
Freemantle =>
[b]
> On 27 Jul 2017, at 11:33 pm, Mark Newton wrote:
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> Mostly racism and protectionism. It's how Australia rolls.
...and the US rolls under previous administrations. Remind me why your
employer moved their infra to Taiwan again?
Can't help but think that
Isn't the idea that it has the "right" listening devices on it? :)
> On 27 Jul 2017, at 11:33 pm, Mark Newton wrote:
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>> On 27 Jul 2017, at 00:43, Jonathan Brewer wrote:
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>> What's the Australian government's problem? Is it protectionism?
There are cables that have science payloads in the repeaters. You can imagine
something like a doped fibre that notices nuclear submarines passing or global
warming or something else that the USA doesn't want measured.
John Lindsay
> On 27 Jul 2017, at 11:15 pm, Damien Gardner Jnr
On 27 July 2017 at 23:33, Mark Newton wrote:
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> I mean, really: the idea that a cable won't have listening devices on it
> just because it was installed by someone other than Huawei isn't exactly
> joined-up thinking either.
>
>
That's the bit that got me. If you're
On 27 Jul 2017, at 00:43, Jonathan Brewer wrote:
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> What's the Australian government's problem? Is it protectionism? Racism?
> Something else?
Mostly racism and protectionism. It's how Australia rolls.
I mean, really: the idea that a cable won't have listening devices
Probably the right lubrication ... donation ... um bribe ... to their
favourite party hasn't been forth coming .
On 27 July 2017 at 18:00, Noel Butler wrote:
> On 27/07/2017 17:43, Jonathan Brewer wrote:
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> On Thu, 27 Jul 2017 at 12:37, Mark Newton
On 27/07/2017 17:43, Jonathan Brewer wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jul 2017 at 12:37, Mark Newton wrote:
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>> A submarine cable connecting Sydney to the Solomon Islands is being refused
>> a landing permit in Sydney because it's being built by Huawei.
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On Thu, 27 Jul 2017 at 12:37, Mark Newton wrote:
> A submarine cable connecting Sydney to the Solomon Islands is being
> refused a landing permit in Sydney because it’s being built by Huawei.
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