Christmas Island
Google Builds New Data Hub on Christmas Island to Strengthen Internet Resilience in the Indian Ocean Region
Nov 18, 2025 01:39 pm CST
Google is establishing a data hub on Australia's Christmas Island with plans for subsea cable connections to the Maldives and Oman, enhancing internet infrastructure resilience in the Indian Ocean Region. The project has addressed local power supply concerns and may accelerate the island's transition to renewable energy, bringing economic benefits to this remote location with a history of boom-bust cycles.
Google's Strategic AI Data Centre Development on Christmas Island: Balancing Defence and Commercial Interests
Nov 07, 2025 11:20 am CST
Google is establishing a significant artificial intelligence data centre on Australia's Christmas Island following a cloud agreement with the Department of Defence. This strategic facility, positioned 350km south of Indonesia, will connect to Darwin via a new subsea cable and offers dual advantages: commercial benefits from its ideal location between continents and military value for monitoring Chinese naval activities in the Indian Ocean region. Local authorities are evaluating community impacts while balancing economic opportunities against concerns about increasing militarization of the remote territory.