Telstra Launches Longest Aura Network Route Linking Perth and Sydney

Telstra launched the Perth-Sydney route of its Aura Network on October 7, 2026, the longest route in the operator’s national intercity fibre network, extending high-capacity connectivity between Western Australia, the eastern states and international markets as part of a broader $1.8 billion investment in Australia’s digital infrastructure. The new route strengthens Australia’s east-west digital corridor, connecting the major cloud, data centre and business hubs of Australia’s eastern states to Perth and the western global subsea cable networks.

Telstra Digital Infrastructure said the Aura Network provides organisations with greater capacity and route diversity to move data across the country and connect with international markets. The Perth-Sydney activation marks another milestone in the build, with 9,000 kilometres constructed of a planned 14,000 kilometres and active routes across Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Telstra says the network is designed to provide up to 35 times more fibre capacity per path and greater resilience than conventional fibre routes.

The Aura Network was previously known as the Intercity Fibre Network. Telstra InfraCo’s product materials listed Sydney-Canberra-Melbourne Coastal, Sydney-Canberra Central, Sydney-Perth Direct and Adelaide-Wilmington Direct among the…