The cable made landfall in Perth on 22 July 2021,[7] with landing station infrastructure in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands also being manufactured and installed during 2021.
[10] The cable went live during September 2022,[11] and was officially switched on by Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of Australia, during a ceremony in Perth on 24 October 2022.
[12] In March 2023, SUBCO announced plans to extend the cable with the installation of a diverse 1,200km spur that would land at Salalah, Oman,[13] which is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
[15] The cable is notable for providing a diverse international route from Perth, and a lower-latency path between Australia and Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
[18] On 6 July 2023, the existence of the Diego Garcia spur was publicly confirmed by the United States Pacific Fleet as part of a Reuters investigation into SubCom.