Telstra will deliver up to 20,000 kilometres of new ultra-high capacity, low-latency fibre, which will supplement Telstra’s existing fibre network.
The new network will enable significantly increased transmission between capital cities, and is being delivered over separate packages, such as Sydney to Melbourne, Sydney to Brisbane, and Perth to Sydney.
Confirmed packages are spread across two stages.
Stage One:
- Melbourne to Sydney (awarded to Ventia)
- Sydney to Wilmington, SA (awarded to Ventia
- Melbourne to Adelaide (awarded to Fulton Hogan)
- Adelaide to Perth (awarded to Fulton Hogan), and
- Perth to Wilmington, SA (awarded to Fulton Hogan).
Stage Two:
- Darwin to Glendambo, SA (awarded to UGL), and
- Wilmington, SA to Adelaide and on to Melbourne (awarded to UGL).
Key Dates
| Feb 2022 | Project Announcement |
| Aug 2022 | Contract Award: Stage One |
| Aug 2022 | Construction Commencement: Stage One |
| Sep 2024 | Contract Award: Stage Two |
| 2025 | Expected Construction Commencement: Stage Two |
Procurement
| Successful Tenderer: | Ventia has been awarded the contract between Melbourne and Sydney, and Sydney to Wilmington in South Australia. Fulton Hogan has been awarded the contract between Melbourne and Adelaide, Adelaide and Perth, and Perth to Wilmington in South Australia. UGL has been awarded the contract between Wilmington, Adelaide and Melbourne; and Darwin and Glendambo. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Feb 2022 | Telstra announced that InfraCo would deliver the project, alongside its Ground Infrastructure and Fibre Network project for Viasat. |
| Aug 2022 | Telstra Announced the contract had been awarded to Ventia and Fulton Hogan and construction commenced immediately. Ventia was awarded the contract between Melbourne and Sydney, and Sydney to Wilmington in South Australia. Fulton Hogan was awarded the contract between Melbourne and Adelaide, Adelaide and Perth, and Perth to Wilmington in South Australia. |
| Sep 2024 | UGL announced it had been awarded a contract by Telstra to design and construct a 2,500-kilometre fibre optic network between Darwin, NT and Glendambo, SA, as part of the Telstra Inter-City Fibre Project. UGL announced that construction is expected to commence in 2025. |
| Sep 2024 | UGL announced it had been awarded a secondary contract by Telstra to construct a 1,100-kilometre fibre optic network between Wilmington and Adelaide, South Australia, and Melbourne. |
Sector
Telecom
Procurement approach
Other |
Location
National |
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