- Australia launches Cable Connectivity and Resilience Centre for Indo-Pacific.
- $18 million investment to enhance undersea cable networks’ resilience.
- Centre supports Quad Partnership, boosting regional connectivity and security.
Launch: the cable connectivity and resilience centre
Australia is launching a new Cable Connectivity and Resilience Centre to ensure that undersea cable networks in the Indo-Pacific are resilient and that all countries benefit from reliable connectivity and the growth of the digital economy. This initiative is integral to the prosperity and security of the region, as over 95 per cent of international data traffic relies on a vast network of undersea cables.
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Significant investment and strategic goals
Australia will invest more than $18 million over the next four years in the Centre. The Centre will leverage Australia’s extensive expertise in undersea telecommunications cables to provide technical assistance, commission research, and share information across the Indo-Pacific, supporting policy development and strengthening engagement between governments and industry.
Contribution to regional security
The Centre represents an important Australian contribution to the Quad Partnership for Cable Connectivity and Resilience, showcasing the Quad’s commitment to addressing the most pressing challenges in the Indo-Pacific. Inligo Networks strongly supports this initiative, which is vital for the ongoing deployment and operation of subsea cable systems across the region, as the demand for subsea communications continues to grow.
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About Inligo
Inligo Networks is an independent private subsea cable owner and operator. We plan to provide Governments and Global Organisations with dependable, wholesale subsea cable capacity between key telecommunication centres in Southeast Asia, Australia, Indonesia, Northeast Asia and the United States.
Spanning approximately 18,000 kms, the Asia Connect Cable System represents a new high-capacity system providing a strategic, low-latency route to connect South-East Asia to the United States.
The company is in the process of designing, building and will manage the subsea cable as a foundation project. The cable system will connect Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Timor Leste, Philippines, Guam, and the United States at Los Angeles providing much needed additional and dependable capacity between key regions.
