A new transcontinental submarine cable system connecting Sydney, Melbourne (Torquay), Adelaide and Perth (S-M-A-P), SMAP will utilise 16 fibre pairs, full armouring and spacial division multiplexing (SDM) technology to deliver secure, low latency and extremely energy efficient. A new transcontinental submarine cable system connecting Sydney, Melbourne (Torquay), Adelaide and Perth (S-M-A-P), SMAP will utilise 16 fibre pairs, full armouring and spacial division multiplexing (SDM) technology to deliver secure, low latency and extremely energy efficient. The SMAP cable system is a 5000km submarine cable system connecting Sydney, Melbourne (Torquay), Adelaide and Perth. The SMAP cable system is invested, owned and operated by SUB. CO, supplied by Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and installed by Optic Marine Systems (OMS Group). This build represents the next generation of hyperscale networks. With 16 fibre pairs and the use of Spatial Division. SubCo has announced plans for a new domestic subsea cable connecting east and west Australia. The new 5,000km cable system will be built by Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN). SMAP subsea cable project hits major milestones, set to deliver Australia's first hyperscale national fibre backbone The SMAP subsea cable project—part of HyperOne's push to build Australia's first hyperscale national fibre backbone—is advancing rapidly, with multiple engineering and construction. With a total system capacity of 400 Tbit/s, the SMAP submarine cable will greatly improve connectivity between Australia's four main cities. The 5,000km submarine cable. Indigo is a two fibre pair 'Open Cable' design that utilises spectrum sharing technology and will span approximately 9000 km, connecting Singapore to Perth and Perth to Sydney. Indigo West will deliver cost effective, reliable.