Does New Zealand dispute the construction of a new submarine cable?

A few days ago, there were many opinions about whether a new submarine cable should be built to connect New Zealand with the rest of the world. Will the new submarine cable benefit New Zealand?

Opponents said that there is currently no urgent need for new submarine cables.

The southern Crossstar submarine cable system has frequently upgraded its capacity. At present, only 15% of the cable is used. Therefore, the claim that the submarine cable capacity crisis in New Zealand is wrong. The use of data in New Zealand is growing at a rate of 30% per annum. Southern Cross Cross Harbour Cable has the ability to significantly upgrade.

At present, the capacity of the Southern Cross satellite submarine cable system is 3.6Tbps. So far, New Zealand has used only a small part of Southern Cross's cable network capacity, so the capacity crisis does not exist.

Supporters said that New Zealand’s entire economy relies on one company and two submarine cable routes, which pose certain risks. So it is necessary to build a third or fourth submarine cable connection.