Google, Telstra to jointly strengthen Australia's digital, subsea connectivity

Telstra, Google Cloud take capacity on each other’s networks

Telstra has picked up Google Cloud as a customer on its national fibre network Aura, and will, in turn, take capacity on three of the hyperscaler’s subsea cable systems. The agreement sees Google “secure intercity dark fibre capacity” on Aura, and Telstra “use subsea fibre pairs on the Tabua, Proa, and Bulikula subsea cable systems”, the pair said in a statement, “Google has selected Telstra and the Aura Network for this partnership to further …

Google, Telstra to jointly strengthen Australia's digital, subsea connectivity

Google and Telstra have announced a partnership to enhance the reach, reliability, and security of Australia’s digital infrastructure through the integration of terrestrial fiber and subsea networks, as both companies move to support the growing demands of AI applications and workloads. In a statement in early June, Google said it will secure inter-city dark fibre capacity on Telstra’s Aura Network, a new fibre backbone spanning more than 8,000 …