[AusNOG] New Cable Protection Zone (was Re: Vocus to build Australia Singapore Cable)

[Mark Delany]

> Thanks Luke - Something out of Brisbane would be great fyi.

Speaking of Brisbane and subsea cables....

What do people think of the push to get a cable protection zone up on
the Sunshine Coast?

The diversity argument is pretty obvious, but is that enough incentive
for folks like Vocus to want to build a cable system there?

I presume the subsea plant costs would be a little bit cheaper than
Sydney due to reduced distance (by 8-10% to Hawaii, eg). But then
they'd have to backhaul to at least Brisbane to get to data
centres. Contrast that with Mascot where there's a truck-ton of
data-centre infrastructure pretty close to the landing zone.

Some other places around the globe have diverse landing in relatively
out-of-the-way places (Morrow Bay and Hillsboro, anyone?) so maybe the
Sunshine Coast is reasonable?


Mark.