Nextgen Darwin – Port Hedland

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Nextgen Darwin – Port Hedland
Cable type Fiber optic cable
Landing points Darwin and Port Hedland (both Australia)
overall length 2,000 km
speed 3.2 terabits per second

Nextgen Darwin – Port Hedland is a submarine cable in Australia .

The project started at the beginning of March 2014. The cable, with a transmission capacity of more than 3.2 terabits per second, connects the central data center with the Shell offshore oil and gas facilities in Australia. It is scheduled to go into operation in 2016. [outdated]

Landing points

  1. Darwin (Australia)
  2. Port Hedland (Australia)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alcatel-Lucent and Nextgen Group to deliver fiber-optic submarine broadband connectivity to oil and gas production facilities in North West Australia ( Engl. ) Accessed on May 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.zdnet.com/nextgen-and-alcatel-lucent-seal-100m-subsea-fibre-deal-7000029306/
  3. ↑ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/latest/nextgen-to-connect-inpex-and-shells-lng-projects/story-e6frg90f-1226914208252?nk=0f153363abeb0d531a7eeefaec2b1241