Project

Telstra Ground Infrastructure and Fibre Network

PROJECT STATUS
Announced
Telstra Ground Infrastructure and Fibre Network

Telstra will build and manage the ground infrastructure and fibre network to support the Asia-Pacific region of ViaSat-3: a three-part global satellite system covering the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific.The contract to operate the network is over a 16.5 year term.

Telstra will co-locate Viasat’s satellite access node equipment at InfraCo-owned sites across Australia. Each site will be connected through high-speed fibre links. The network will connect the satellite access node sites to multiple redundant data centres to manage the expected increase in data traffic.

Key Dates

Feb 2022 Project Announcement

PROJECT HISTORY

Feb 2022 Telstra announced the project. Telstra confirmed that Telstra InfraCo will deliver the project.
Sector
Telecom
Procurement approach
Other |
Location
New South Wales |
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