The new subsea cable will establish a new, diverse path to Thailand via the Indian Ocean and west of the Sunda Strait. This strategic routing will further integrate the future data centers and cloud region in Thailand into the global network.
Nov 24, 2025
Google has announced that the company is building TalayLink, a new subsea cable connecting Australia and Thailand to significantly increase the reach, reliability, and resilience of digital connectivity across Asia Pacific and around the world.
Named after the Thai word for sea or ocean, “talay,” TalayLink will extend the interlink cable, as part of the Australia Connect initiative. The new subsea cable will establish a new, diverse path to Thailand via the Indian Ocean, west of the Sunda Strait, where many existing subsea cables currently route. This strategic routing will further integrate the future data centers and cloud region in Thailand into the global network.
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In addition to the TalayLink subsea cable system,the company is announcing plans for new connectivity hubs in Western Australia (Mandurah) and South Thailand. These strategic investments are designed to future-proof regional connectivity and accelerate the delivery of advanced digital and AI services through cable switching, content caching, and colocation capabilities. The Mandurah connectivity hub will establish a diverse landing point from Perth, where the majority of existing subsea cables currently land in Western Australia. In South Thailand, an established crossroads for subsea cables, the company is partnering with colocation provider AIS to accelerate our deployment and benefit from existing local infrastructure investments.
“AIS is excited to be extending our relationship with Google as a strategic partner by supporting the connectivity hub in Southern Thailand. The combination of Google’s new, diverse submarine cable path and AIS’s high-reliability colocation capabilities will ensure the digital infrastructure in the region is capable of supporting the country’s AI strategy,” says Mr. Pratthana Leelapanang, Chief Executive Officer, AIS
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When completed, TalayLink and the connectivity hubs will support network resilience across Australia, Africa and Southeast Asia. When combined with our previously announced connectivity hubs in the Maldives and Christmas Island, these investments will provide onward connectivity across the Indian Ocean and beyond to the Middle East. This new cable and the regional connectivity hubs will directly support Western Australia’s roadmap to secure a safe, inclusive digital future, as well as Thailand’s objective of economic transformation through AI and digital inclusion.
