Editing PIPE Networks (section)

==PIPE International==
In January 2008, PIPE Networks announced it would be constructing a $200&nbsp;million international link, known as [[Pipe Pacific Cable|'''PPC-1''' '''(Pipe Pacific Cable)''']], from [[Sydney]] to [[Guam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20080114/pdf/316x8wcsf1h071.pdf|title=Project Runway cleared for take-off|publisher=PIPE Networks|date=14 January 2008|accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref> The link connects [[Madang]] in [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is operated by a newly formed PIPE subsidiary, '''PIPE International'''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/1772|title=PIPE to go ahead with international link|publisher=[[Whirlpool (website)|Whirlpool]]|date=14 January 2008|accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref>

In April 2008, PIPE Networks entered into a joint venture with New Zealand-based [[Kordia]] to build an [[Submarine communications cable|undersea]] [[fibre optic]] cable between New Zealand and Australia.  This cable was to be known as PPC-2.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24823349-15306,00.html|title=PIPE Patches Up Financing For Submarine Cable|publisher=Australian IT|date=19 December 2008|access-date=19 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220072542/http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24823349-15306,00.html|archive-date=20 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2024, this link has yet to appear.