Since the inception of the internet 30 years ago, our region continues to witness dramatic growth in connectivity and the consumption of data.

The emergence of cloud and data centres accounts for much of the surging growth in our region, as global content, cloud and technology companies operate major regional data centres from Asia, closer to where customers consume their services.

As the newest and most advanced cable in the region, the Australia Singapore Cable is helping to meet this incredible demand for data, network capacity, speed and diversity.

It is also helping to rebalance the architecture of Australia’s national fibre infrastructure, significantly reducing the reliance on Sydney as the default exit point for our international traffic, as well as providing capacity, speed and reducing latency.

In doing so, it has established a new global route from South East Asia, avoiding geographic instability around Japan and geopolitical challenges in Guam and the South China Sea, to provide a safer route to the US and Europe.

It is these clear benefits that have resulted in strong demand for services on the Australia Singapore Cable.

In the lead up to the cable being ready for service, we reported in August 2018 strong sales of 3.2 Tbps of capacity, including a sale to a major global over-the-top company.

In the 10 months since the cable was put into service, demand has remained incredibly strong, particularly amongst international carriers, technology and software companies, and content and cloud providers. It’s a further sign of how our Asia Pacific region is becoming the focal point of global internet activity.

For Vocus and the Australian Singapore Cable, this continues to open opportunities to provide services and build relationships with the world’s leading technology, content, cloud and over-the-top players, as they look to support their growing presence in Asia and Australia, with more data capacity, speed and network reliability.