SEWeave
Unlocking Diversity Across Australia's South East
SEWeave is a high-capacity terrestrial fibre system interconnecting Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, and Adelaide, forming a resilient, low-latency backbone across Australia’s key digital corridors. Designed to support the next generation of digital infrastructure, SEWeave enables scalable connectivity between major data centre clusters and carrier exchange points, creating a foundation for national hyperscale growth.
Built for the demands of AI, cloud, and high-performance compute, SEWeave supports modern optical transport including 400 GbE and beyond, delivering the bandwidth, reliability, and latency performance required by hyperscalers, carriers, and enterprise networks. By linking Australia’s leading technology hubs with diverse terrestrial routes, SEWeave provides the scalable transport layer required to power the next wave of data centre expansion and advanced digital services.
Technical Specifications
- Adtran FSP3000 Line System
- Adtran FSP3000 Terminals
| A Side | Z Side | Distance | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Melbourne | 973km | 9.38ms |
| Sydney | Canberra | 323km | 3.38ms* |
| Canberra | Melbourne | 650km | 6.65ms* |
| Canberra | Adelaide | 823km | 8.38ms* |
Ready For Service
June 2026
Capacity Availability
10 - 400Gbps
Connected Facilities
26 Facilities
Service Availability
Connected Metropolitan Regions
Connected Subsea Cables
Lightstorm JGA-S
The Japan-Guam-Australia South (JGA South) Cable is the first cable that landed on the eastern seaboard of Australia outside Sydney. Supplying more than 36Tbps JGA-S spans 7,000km connecting Sydney, Australia and Guam, with a branch to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Entering service in February 2020 the JGA-S cable provides onwards connectivity from WaveSquareds' Brisbane to Sunshine Coast Network to Sydney or Guam.
Google Tabua
As part of Google's South Pacific Connect initiative, Tabua will play an integral part of improving connectivity between Australia, South Pacific and United States. Delivering a plethora of new connectivity to Australia East Coast, far from existing cable landings in Sydney providing significant diversity to existing systems.
Announced in October 2023, the Tabua cable will provide multiple onward connectivity options from WaveSquareds' Brisbane to Sunshine Coast Network.
