Australia is to lay a major new undersea internet cable between Australia and the USA in a partnership with Alcatel- Lucent. The 9,000 km link runs from Tamarama Beach to Hawaii, where it interconnects with the Asia America Gateway cable and other network hubs to access the rest of the USA. The new cable will run from Sydney to Hawaii and has a maximum capacity of 1.28 Terabits per second, which Telstra explains has the ability to carry 160,000 concurrent high definition television channels as well as substantial amounts of internet traffic.

This cable is the largest ever built and owned by an Australian company. According to a Telstra statement, the new link means Telstra's retail and wholesale customers will enjoy higher internet speeds and an expanded range and quality of services for businesses.

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