US EditionGoogle planning powerful AI data centre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost: Report
The AI data centre will enhance secure cloud infrastructure for defence and commercial use, leveraging a subsea cable to Darwin, with strategic value between Africa, Asia and Australia.
- Earlier this year, Google announced plans for a large AI data centre on Christmas Island after a cloud agreement with Australia's Department of Defence; the 135 square km island has 1,600 residents and poor telecommunications.
- The Indian Ocean location offers commercial benefits between Africa, Asia and Australia and potential defence uses, while war games described Christmas Island as a forward command-and-control node for AI-enabled uncrewed systems and maritime monitoring.
- Google is in advanced talks to lease land near Christmas Island airport and has a deal with a local mining company for energy while applying for a SubCom-installed subsea cable to Darwin.
- Christmas Island Shire President Steve Pereira said officials are reviewing community impacts before approval, as anti-war protesters fear tourism harm while business people hope defence activity boosts the economy.
- Amid rising regional tensions, analysts say the site could monitor Chinese naval activity and serve as a forward defence site, with allied interest growing through Google's agreements and previous military cable links, including Diego Garcia.
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Google Plans AI Data Centre On Australia's Remote Indian Ocean Outpost
Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia's remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year
Google plans a significant AI data centre on Christmas Island, enhancing regional defense and boosting local economic opportunities.
Exclusive: Google planning powerful AI data centre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost
Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia's remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials.
Google planning powerful AI data centre on Christmas Island - Asia & Pacific - The Jakarta Post
Google is planning to launch into the sea a large data center specializing in artificial intelligence. Specifically, it would dive near a small Australian island called "Christmas Island", which is located in the Indian Ocean about 350 kilometers south of Indonesia. This project arises shortly after the Australian Defense Department signed an agreement with Google for a cloud solution. While many of the details of this agreement remain secret, a…
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