 Members may connect at one or more POPs.KAREN links universities and Crown Research Institutes within New Zealand via Vodafone fibre-optic cable and Vocus Communications, at speeds up to 100 gigabits per second.International links to Sydney and to Seattle (Pacific Northwest Gigapop) via the Hawaiki Cable connect KAREN to other national research and education networks in Australia and the United States, and through them to Asia and Europe for Research and Education traffic.