Tasman Global Access

Submarine communications cable linking Australia and New Zealand

Tasman Global Access
Cable typeFibre-optic
Construction beginning2016
Construction finished2017
First traffic2017
Design capacity20 tbit/s
Built byAlcatel Submarine Networks
Landing points2 (Raglan, New Zealand, Narrabeen, New South Wales)
Owner(s)Spark New Zealand, Telstra, Vodafone

Tasman Global Access (TGA) is a 2,288 km fibre-optic submarine communications cable that entered service in 2017, linking Australia and New Zealand. TGA consists of two fibre pairs and has a total design capacity of 20 terabits per second.[1]

See also

  • Other Australian international submarine cables (and year of first service):
    • Australia Singapore Cable (2018)
    • Hawaiki Cable (2018)
    • Pipe Pacific Cable (2009)
    • Telstra Endeavour (2008)
    • Australia–Japan Cable (2001)
    • Southern Cross Cable (2000)
    • SEA-ME-WE 3 (2000, Australian portion in service earlier)
    • JASURAUS (1997)
    • PacRimWest (1995)

References

  1. ^ "Tasman Global Access cable goes live, improving New Zealand's connectivity to the world". Vodafone New Zealand. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2019.


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