A fibre-optic submarine cable linking Port Hedland to a Perth to Singapore cable, and thus Darwin to the city-state, has been switched on, fibre and network company Vocus has said.

Vocus own the North West cable that links Darwin to Port Hedland, and the Australia Singapore cable which connects Perth to the Asian city, and has now completed the $100 million, 1,000km cable, linking the two, running from the Indian Ocean to Port Headland.

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