A Sunshine Coast family-based business, Auscom, has been awarded a contract that will provide a key part of the International Broadband Submarine Cable Network.
The $1 million contract will deliver the land side fibre network which will connect the beach landing to the cable landing station at Maud Street, Maroochydore.
Once the network is operational in mid-2020, the Sunshine Coast will provide the fastest international connection point from Queensland and east Australia to Asia – a significant step-change in the Sunshine Coast’s attractiveness as an investment location.
The $35 million Sunshine Coast International Broadband Submarine Cable project is a jointly funded initiative between Sunshine Coast Council and the Queensland Government through its Jobs and Regional Growth Fund.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson said the announcement marked the next major milestone in the Sunshine Coast international broadband network project.
“Council is the only local government in Australia to secure an investment in an international submarine cable and works have begun on the installation phase ensuring that the connection is on track to be operational by mid-2020,” Mayor Jamieson said.
