{"id":12063,"date":"2025-12-12T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/google-to-build-subsea-cables-in-papua-new-guinea-under-australia-defence-treaty\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T13:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T13:39:00","slug":"google-to-build-subsea-cables-in-papua-new-guinea-under-australia-defence-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/google-to-build-subsea-cables-in-papua-new-guinea-under-australia-defence-treaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Google to build subsea cables in Papua New Guinea under Australia defence treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SYDNEY — Papua New Guinea said on Friday (Dec 12) that Alphabet’s Google will build three subsea cables, funded by Australia under a mutual defence treaty, in a key upgrade to the digital backbone of the biggest Pacific Island nation.<\/p>\n

Australian and US military strategists view resource-rich but largely under-developed Papua New Guinea (PNG) as having a prized location north of Australia at a time when China is boosting its influence in the region.<\/p>\n

The US$120-million (S$154-million) effort will link northern and southern Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville autonomous region with high-capacity cables, said Peter Tsiamalili, PNG’s acting minister for information and communications technology.<\/p>\n

“The entire investment (is) funded through Australia’s commitments under the Pukpuk Treaty,” he said in a statement, referring to the mutual defence pact signed in October.<\/p>\n

The project reflected both nations’ shared commitment to advance digital security, regional stability, and national development, he added.<\/p>\n

The subsea cables will be built by Google, the statement said, adding that Tsiamalili met Australian and US diplomats to discuss the project at Google’s Australian office this week.<\/p>\n

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A Google Australia spokeswoman declined to comment on the PNG project.<\/p>\n

Australia’s foreign affairs department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

The three international-grade subsea cables will cut reliance on single points of failure, and position PNG to attract investment from hyper-scalers and global digital enterprises, Tsiamalili said.<\/p>\n

The pact between Australia and PNG, known as the Pukpuk Treaty, gives Australian defence personnel access to PNG communications systems, including satellite stations and cables, its text shows.<\/p>\n

Reuters previously reported Google planned to build a data hub on Australia’s Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island, another strategic defence location.<\/p>\n

Two new cables are planned to link it eastwards with Australian cities hosting key defence bases also used by the US military.<\/p>\n

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Google confirmed the Christmas Island data hub last month, saying two more cable systems would link its westwards with Africa and Asia, to “deepen the resilience” of internet infrastructure”.<\/p>\n

The United States is also strengthening military ties with PNG, signing a defence co-operation pact in 2023.<\/p>\n

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SYDNEY — Papua New Guinea said on Friday (Dec 12) that Alphabet’s Google will build three subsea cables, funded by Australia under a mutual defence treaty, in a key upgrade to the digital backbone of the biggest Pacific Island nation. Australian and US military strategists view resource-rich but largely under-developed Papua New Guinea (PNG) as…<\/p>\n

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