Re: [AusNOG] Solomon Islands loses landing rights for a cable in Sydney

2017-07-27 Thread John Edwards
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 =>

Re: [AusNOG] Solomon Islands loses landing rights for a cable in Sydney

2017-07-27 Thread Bevan Slattery
[b] > On 27 Jul 2017, at 11:33 pm, Mark Newton wrote: > > 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

Re: [AusNOG] Solomon Islands loses landing rights for a cable in Sydney

2017-07-27 Thread Stuart Low
Isn't the idea that it has the "right" listening devices on it? :) > On 27 Jul 2017, at 11:33 pm, Mark Newton wrote: > > >> On 27 Jul 2017, at 00:43, Jonathan Brewer wrote: >> >> What's the Australian government's problem? Is it protectionism?

Re: [AusNOG] Solomon Islands loses landing rights for a cable in Sydney

2017-07-27 Thread John Lindsay
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

Re: [AusNOG] Solomon Islands loses landing rights for a cable in Sydney

2017-07-27 Thread Damien Gardner Jnr
On 27 July 2017 at 23:33, Mark Newton wrote: > > 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

Re: [AusNOG] Solomon Islands loses landing rights for a cable in Sydney

2017-07-27 Thread Mark Newton
On 27 Jul 2017, at 00:43, Jonathan Brewer wrote: > > 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

Re: [AusNOG] Solomon Islands loses landing rights for a cable in Sydney

2017-07-27 Thread Alex Samad
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: > > > On Thu, 27 Jul 2017 at 12:37, Mark Newton

Re: [AusNOG] Solomon Islands loses landing rights for a cable in Sydney

2017-07-27 Thread Noel Butler
On 27/07/2017 17:43, Jonathan Brewer wrote: > 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. >> >>

Re: [AusNOG] Solomon Islands loses landing rights for a cable in Sydney

2017-07-27 Thread Jonathan Brewer
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. > > >