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SX Tasman Express Subsea Cable

Sector: Telecommunications • Location: Australia and New Zealand

Source: ARNnet

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Planned

The SX Tasman Express (SX-TX) is a subsea cable system to be laid between Sydney and Auckland, aimed at strengthening digital infrastructure and connectivity between Australia and New Zealand. It will deliver 400 terabits of additional capacity across 16 fibre pairs, featuring Open Cable System architecture compatible with future submarine line terminals and optimized latency for next-generation d

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Prospective
Sector
Telecommunications
Location
Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
ARNnet

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The project “SX Tasman Express Subsea Cable” is an infrastructure initiative in the Telecommunications sector, located in Australia and New Zealand. Taiyo aggregates data on it from ARNnet.

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The SX Tasman Express (SX-TX) is a subsea cable system to be laid between Sydney and Auckland, aimed at strengthening digital infrastructure and connectivity between Australia and New Zealand. It will deliver 400 terabits of additional capacity across 16 fibre pairs, featuring Open Cable System architecture compatible with future submarine line terminals and optimized latency for next-generation digital applications. The system design includes ASN branching unit technology for an alternate Australian landing, and OMS Group with ASN will lead the marine installation using their latest fleet of vessels.

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Telecommunications

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Australia

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2025-06-07

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