There are reports that Telstra is looking at buying data capacity on a proposed undersea cable between Perth and Singapore.
According to information sighted by iTnews, Telstra has entered into talks with Huawei Marine Networks about purchasing one of four fibre pairs that make up the ASSC-1 cable, which is to run between Perth and Singapore.
Upon completion, ASSC-1 will be the seventh major undersea internet and telecommunications cable linking Australia to the rest of the world.
The news suggests that Telstra is anticipating future data demand growth as a result of the rollout of NBN and LTE adoption.
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