back to article Google to wrap up Christmas Island with new subsea cable

A Google-funded subsea cable will connect the Australian territory of Christmas Island to Darwin on the mainland. That cable, named Bosun after an iconic Christmas Island bird, will connect into comms company Vocus Group's Australia Singapore Cable that runs up through Indonesia and onto Singapore. Although part of Australia …

  1. jngreenlee

    And no mention of whether it will be there by Christmas?

    Nevertheless, I am hopeful for more accurate Santa tracking by NORAD.

  2. Red Ted
    FAIL

    Cartographers unite!

    There are just so many things wrong with that diagram supplied by Google!

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Cartographers unite!

      Do you mean that Fiji is *NOT* that big ... or is Australia a lot smaller than we think ???

      P.S.

      Those static 'Wave' structures are enormous ... they must be visible from space !!!

      Who knew !!!???

      :)

      1. TheBadja

        Re: Cartographers unite!

        What’s wrong with the diagram? - Do not show it to a Tasmanian if you value your life.

    2. johnfbw

      Re: Cartographers unite!

      I was wondering if I can get a head designer job at Google. My mum once hung a picture of mine on the fridge - I think that is enough credentials

  3. The Central Scrutinizer Silver badge

    And no sign of Tasmania! The indignity of it ...

    1. the Jim bloke
      WTF?

      As an Australian, I am perfectly fine and accustomed to ignoring taswegia,

      but I am curious with whats happened to NZ..

      Have all the billionaire survivalists successfully removed it from Googles knowledge to hide their apocalypse bunkers?

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      No Taswegia?

      Those Google censors have removed the “map of Tassie”.

  4. Antron Argaiv Silver badge

    Adelaide?

    I hear people live there who might want to be connected with something other than IP by kangaroo pouch...

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Adelaide?

      Technically, nobody lives in South Australia.

      It more like a cemetery.

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Adelaide?

      That was the old way man, they use DidgereeDUN these days. Sounds like regular dialup but deeper and slower.

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