What is the NWCS?
The North-West Cable System (NWCS) is a purpose-built, world-class submarine fibre cable system and a key part of our national fibre network. It’s the only geographically diverse and repeatered submarine fibre infrastructure designed to serve Australia’s onshore and offshore resources industry.
Key features of the NWCS
Our network
Network reach
2,100km fibre optic cable system between Port Hedland, Western Australia and Darwin, Northern Territory.
Cable capacity
The NWCS comprises two fibre pairs with 12Tbps combined capacity.
Scalable network
The design of the NWCS features preinstalled branching units to enable future interconnections.
The NWCS route
Our network
