: Remi Galasso announces new subsea cable connecting New Zealand to Australia

Data center and cable entrepreneur Rémi Galasso announced on LinkedIn this week that Intelia is planning a new subsea cable connecting the southern island of New Zealand to Australia. The 3,000 km system will include a total of 16 fiber pairs; 4 fiber pairs from Invercargill to Australia, offering a total capacity of 120 Tbps, and two fiber pairs between Sydney and Melbourne with a total capacity of 35 Tbps per fiber pair.

Rémi Galasso wrote, “Intelia New Zealand today announced a new submarine cable project that will link Invercargill to both Sydney and Melbourne. The project is called Te Waipounamu submarine cable, in reference to the Maori name of the South Island of New Zealand.”

He added, “Te Waipounamu cable is going to be a game changer for the connectivity of NZ South Island. It will also unlock the huge potential of Southland in terms of sustainable data storage. It’s a fantastic challenge for our team, and we are proud to continue contributing to New Zealand digital development.”