Google plans subsea cable to connect Darwin and Christmas Island in Australia

Google will build a subsea cable connecting Darwin, Australia, to Christmas Island, enhancing digital connectivity. This project aims to improve Australia's digital resilience and is part of a broader effort to strengthen connections to Asia and the Pacific. The new Bosun cable will link Darwin to Christmas Island, while another cable will connect Melbourne to Perth, Christmas Island, and Singapore. This initiative involves partners like NextDC, Vocus, and Subco, which has experience in building undersea cables. Christmas Island is strategically located in the Indian Ocean, near Cocos Islands, which are important for Australia's defense operations. The new cables will also integrate with a Pacific Islands network funded by the U.S. and Google, creating a vast submarine cable system.