NEXTDC SC1 (Sunshine Coast Cable Landing Station) is located at 44 Maud Street, Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, adjacent to the Maroochydore City Centre, and approximately 100km north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The NEXTDC SC1 (Sunshine Coast CLS) is the cable landing station for JGA South and Tabua.

For the landing of JGA South in Sunshine Coast, the Sunshine Coast Council launched and funded a $35million Sunshine Coast International Broadband Network project, including $15 million from the Queensland Government’s $150 million Jobs and Regional Growth Fund and $20 million from Sunshine Coast Council, to build a government-owned submarine cable landing station in Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

At the beginning, the Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore) CLS was owned by the local Sunshine Coast Council, as a purpose-built facility providing colocation and connectivity to Brisbane and the North-Eastern parts of Australia.

In 2021, Sunshine Coast Council transferred the Cable Landing Station to NEXTDC.

The Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore) CLS costs about $6.6 million cable landing station, as part of the $35 million Sunshine Coast International Broadband Networkproject, 

Following an international submarine cable contract between Sunshine Coast Council and RTI Connectivity Pty Ltd (RTI-C), the Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore) CLS is purpose-built for the landing of the 7000km Japan-Guam-Australia South (JGA South) submarine cable at Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast.

Upon the activation of the JGA South at Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore) CLS, Queensland businesses will, for the first time, be able to bypass Sydney and connect direct internationally. This will provide business with a range of new opportunities that come with increased speed and diversity. This connectivity will give major data-intensive companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Microsoft the opportunity to revisit the benefits of where they locate their Australian investments.

Sunshine Coast Cable Landing Station

Sunshine Coast Cable Landing Station

Sunshine Coast Cable Landing Station

 

Station Name:

  • Sunshine Coast Cable Landing Station, Sunshine Coast CLS, NEXTDC SC1

 

Station Location:

  • 44 Maud Street, Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

 

Station Owner:

  • NEXTDC (formerly Sunshine Coast Council, transferred to NEXTDC in 2021)

 

Available Backhaul Providers:

  • NEXTDC

 

Cable Systems: