Pacific Fibre
Encyclopedia
Pacific Fibre is a New Zealand-based company that has proposed to build a trans-Pacific
undersea cable that will compete with the Southern Cross Cable
operated by Telecom New Zealand
.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
undersea cable that will compete with the Southern Cross Cable
Southern Cross Cable
The Southern Cross Cable, operated by Bermuda company Southern Cross Cables Limited, is a trans-Pacific network of telecommunications cables commissioned in 2000....
operated by Telecom New Zealand
Telecom New Zealand
Telecom New Zealand is a New Zealand-wide communications service provider , providing fixed line telephone services, a mobile network, an internet service provider , a major ICT provider to NZ businesses , and a wholesale network infrastructure provider to other NZ CSPs...
.
Notable people
- Mark Rushworth, CEO
- Lance Wiggs
- Sam MorganSam Morgan (entrepreneur)Sam Morgan is best known as the founder of TradeMe, New Zealand's largest online auction site, which he sold in 2006 to Australian media company Fairfax for over NZ$750 million.- Personal history :...
, TradeMeTradeMeTrade Me is the largest Internet-auction website operating in New Zealand. Managed by Trade Me Ltd the site was founded in 1999 by New Zealand entrepreneurSam Morgan who sold it to Fairfax in 2006 for NZ$700 million...
founder and senior adviser - Michael Boustridge
- Rod DruryRod DruryRod Drury is a technology entrepreneur from Wellington, New Zealand. He is currently CEO of the online accounting software company Xero, and a key player in the Pacific Fibre project.- Professional history :...
, managing director of XeroXeroXero may refer to:*Xero , an Australian punk band*Xero , a precursor to the band Linkin Park*Xero *Xero *Xero , an online accounting system*Xero...
and senior adviser - David KirkDavid KirkDavid Edward Kirk, MBE, , is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He is best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987....
, board member of the Hoyts GroupHoytsThe Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the... - Stephen TindallStephen TindallSir Stephen Robert Tindall, KNZM is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse, and of the Tindall Foundation.He attended Takapuna Grammar School and has a Diploma of Management from the Auckland Institute of Technology....
, founder of The Warehouse - Peter ThielPeter ThielPeter Andreas Thiel is an American business magnate, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. With Elon Musk and Max Levchin, Thiel co-founded PayPal and was its CEO...
, founder of PaypalPayPalPayPal is an American-based global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Online money transfers serve as electronic alternatives to paying with traditional paper methods, such as checks and money orders....
and major investor