Telstra

High Risk EAC2 Cable Protected

Guardian has been successfully deployed to proactively protect the highest risk section of EAC2 Cable around the Singapore Straits.

Challenge

Telstra has used AIS since 2013 to reduce unplanned subsea network impacts.

Cables in the Singapore Strait are particularly at risk with more than 2,500 vessels and 11 million metric tons of cargo movement every week.

Despite using manual monitoring and intervention, incidents still occur, resulting in damage to these cables.

Telstra sought a proactive solution to further improve their network resilience.

Solution

Guardian:protect marks Telstra’s EAC2 Cable with Virtual Aids to Navigation (VAtoN) that are visible on vessels’ navigation systems in real-time.

Guardian detects risky behaviour (eg anchoring) or high risk vessels (eg fishing trawlers) and sends a real-time message to the navigation system of that vessel.

The Guardian AIS Station was strategically located near the coastline to proactively protect the 75km of cable that had incurred multiple incidents.

Benefits

Reduced Risk

Telstra’s goal is to further reduce incident rates in the high risk Asia Pacific region.

Proactive Protection

The highest risk section of EAC2 is now proactively protected.

Reduced Incidents, Fewer Disruptions

Since the roll out of Guardian solution in Dec-19, as well as it’s integration into the existing AIS monitoring system, Telstra envisages improved network services with lesser disruptions and subsea repairs.