Telstra and Google swap fibre for subsea capacity to build AI-era routes
Google gets dark fibre on Telstra's Aura backbone, and Telstra gets fibre pairs on three Google subsea cables.
Telstra and Google have agreed to share infrastructure. Google will secure inter-city dark fibre on Telstra’s Aura Network, formerly the Intercity Fibre Network, which now spans more than 8,000 km. Telstra will use fibre pairs on Google’s Tabua, Proa and Bulikula subsea systems.
Those cables link Australia with Japan, the Pacific Islands and the US. The companies say joining the land and sea routes removes single points of failure for each of them.
What it means
Most broadband users will never see this layer, but it sets how resilient Australia’s international connections are. It also shows how AI demand is drawing cloud companies and carriers into shared infrastructure.