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Report urges Australia to position as Indo-Pacific submarine cable hub
The paper, partly funded by Australia’s Department of Defence, argues growing hyperscaler investment could bring new funding to the country’s undersea infrastructure as cable threats rise.
Submarine cables that connect Australia to the rest of the world run through some of the Indo-Pacific’s busiest and most contested waters, leaving the network exposed to rising risks, according to a new report covered by SCMP Economy.
The report urges Canberra to position itself as an Indo-Pacific preferred cable hub, framing cable resilience as not only a domestic security concern but also a shared regional project, given the vulnerability of undersea links.
It says geopolitical concerns and rising investment from hyperscaler technology firms including Google and Meta Platforms are reshaping the regional cable network, creating what it describes as a significant opportunity for Australia.
The paper, partly funded by Australia’s Department of Defence, argues that the country’s geography, political stability, and status as a trusted network partner could attract investment that is increasingly being redirected away from more geopolitically sensitive chokepoints.