Australia Singapore Cable

Australia Singapore Cable
Cable typeFibre-optic
Construction beginning2018
Construction finished2018
First trafficSeptember 2018
Design capacity60 Tbit/s
Lit capacity2.5 Tbit/s (total)
Built byAlcatel Submarine Networks
Landing points4
Owner(s)Vocus Group
WebsiteOfficial website

The Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) is a 4,600 km fibre-optic submarine communications cable that entered service in September 2018, linking Australia and Singapore via Christmas Island and Indonesia. ASC is owned and operated by Vocus Communications and interconnects with the Vocus Australian domestic optical fibre network at the Australian landing site in Perth. The ASC consists of four fibre pairs and, at launch, had a total design capacity of 40 terabits per second.[1]

In 2019 the cable was upgraded to a total design capacity of 60 terabits per second.[2]

On 1 August 2021, the cable was damaged after a ship operated by Maersk caught a portion of the cable with its anchor, disrupting Perth operations. The captain of the ship was detained by the Australian Federal Police.[3] Normal operations resumed by 13 August after repairs were made.[4]

Landing points

  1. Perth, Western Australia
  2. Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island
  3. Anyer, Indonesia
  4. Tanah Merah, Singapore

See also

References

  1. ^ "Australia Singapore Cable". Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Australia Singapore Cable operating at 50% more capacity". 12 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Maersk mariner charged over Australia Singapore Cable cut". www.arnnet.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ Comment, Sebastian Moss. "Australia Singapore Cable repaired, operations restored". www.datacenterdynamics.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.


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