STL to Provide Vocus with Optical Networking Solutions for Project Horizon

When complete, Project Horizon will close the final gap in Vocus’ national fibre backbone connecting all mainland capitals. Horizon will also interconnect with two high-capacity submarine cables in Port Hedland, establishing Australia’s north as a new hub for domestic and international data.

Highlights

  • Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) has deepened its relationship with the Vocus Group for Project Horizon in Western Australia.
  • Under Project Horizon, Vocus will deploy fibre backbone between Perth and Port Hedland, which is the first major infrastructure project under Vocus' $1 billion investment program.
  • As a fibre partner for project Horizon, STL will support Vocus’ network rollout with a state-of-the-art design combined with high-tensile and crush-strength cable technology.

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Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) has deepened its relationship with the Vocus Group for Project Horizon in Western Australia. STL will be providing Vocus with high-strength optical fibre cables for its inter-capital network expansion program. STL was already providing Vocus with optical networking solutions for brownfield network build projects. Under Project Horizon, Vocus will deploy fibre backbone between Perth and Port Hedland, which is the first major infrastructure project under Vocus' $1 billion investment program.




When complete, Project Horizon will close the final gap in Vocus’ national fibre backbone connecting all mainland capitals. Horizon will also interconnect with two high-capacity submarine cables in Port Hedland, establishing Australia’s north as a new hub for domestic and international data.

As a fibre partner for project Horizon, STL will support Vocus’ network rollout with a state-of-the-art design combined with high-tensile and crush-strength cable technology. The cables have a design life of more than 30 years, ensuring Project Horizon will continue to deliver high-capacity connectivity through the Pilbara until the 2050s, even in harsh environmental conditions.

Commenting on this collaboration, Kevin Russell, Group CEO, Vocus Group, said, “Project Horizon is Vocus’ largest fibre infrastructure project, and will provide the first competitive fibre through Australia’s resources region. The network has been designed with transmission capacity of 38 Terabits per second per fibre pair. STL’s optical solutions provide an efficient path for Vocus to upgrade and support higher capacity wavelengths at lower incremental costs, and will play an important role in delivering high-speed and low-latency fibre infrastructure in Australia.”

Speaking on the agreement, Paul Atkinson, CEO, Optical Networking Business, STL, said, “We are excited to strengthen our partnership with Vocus. STL is working closely with network creators in Australia to help build advanced optical networks. We are confident that, with our purpose-engineered optical networking solutions, we will support Vocus in this rollout and help them deliver high speed, high capacity networks for the country."

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