Google and Telstra are collaborating to deliver resilient and secure connectivity across Australia.
These include terrestrial fibre infrastructure. Google will secure inter-city dark fibre capacity on Telstra’s new state-of-the-art fibre backbone, the Aura Network.
By unlocking new opportunities along some of Australia’s key connectivity corridors, this capacity gives more Australian households and businesses the opportunity to connect faster and more securely with the rest of the world.
They will also work on subsea network integration. Telstra will access Google’s Pacific Connect and Australia Connect initiatives to use subsea fibre pairs on the Tabua, Proa, and Bulikula subsea cable systems.
These systems provide Australia with vital connectivity links to Japan, the Pacific Islands, and the United States, reinforcing Australia’s potential as a regional connectivity hub.
By integrating terrestrial and subsea routes, Telstra and Google will each remove single points of network failure, helping to ensure continuous, secure data flows.
Google is working toward a future where every local community and business in Australia has access to the very best of its services and AI capabilities.
As AI applications and workloads continue to grow rapidly, the underlying infrastructure must evolve to securely and reliably support data flows not only within Australia, but also across key international corridors.
The connective terrestrial and subsea infrastructure will provide redundant routing paths, minimising the risk of disruptions and ensuring that businesses, government services, and everyday Australians can experience uninterrupted, high-speed connectivity.
“With more than 8,000 kilometres already laid across the country and the launch of the Melbourne-Canberra-Sydney coastal routes late last year, the Aura rollout is gathering significant momentum,” said Steven Worrall, CEO, Telstra Digital Infrastructure.
