The Bradfield Development Authority has appointed Superloop as the sole statutory infrastructure provider for Bradfield City Centre.
Bradfield, Australia’s first major city built in 100 years, is located in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, on the doorstep of the new Western Sydney International Airport.
The 114-hectare development leverages more than AUD26 billion in Government infrastructure investment to drive industry innovation and economic growth for Western Sydney, delivering new highly skilled jobs of the future.
Superloop has been tapped to build the FTTP network, delivering critical infrastructure to up to 10,000 new homes. Additionally, Superloop will own and manage the expansive pit and pipe network, and manage the multi-function poles, or smart poles supported by partner OneWifi, to enable public Wi-Fi, CCTV, mobile coverage and more within Bradfield.
As the city expands, business, retail, and manufacturing customers, as well as third-party carriers and their customers, could also benefit from the Superloop.
“It’s fitting that one of Australia’s fastest growing internet providers has been tapped to enable one of Australia’s fastest growing regions,” said Superloop CEO Paul Tyler.
“Designing equitable, high speed, reliable network solutions with capacity to scale is core to our DNA and our wholesale roots,” he added. “Partnering with the Bradfield Development Authority now means Superloop can build a future-ready network for the community that serves as a springboard for innovation and growth.”
Jason Ashton, who joined Superloop in March as the Group Executive, Corporate Development and Smart Communities, will lead the project team deploying the infrastructure, and said that the internet is the greatest enabler and amplifier of opportunity, leveller and disrupter of disparity.
“Connectivity is more than streaming or gaming,” he said. “It’s about freedom and choice. It opens up the world, unleashes endless possibilities for working, studying, learning, growing, and staying connected. It removes borders, democratises information and access, and it empowers. And a tailored, reliable, high-speed network is exactly what the people of Western Sydney deserve.”
Announcing the deal, NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said that this agreement means future businesses and residents will enjoy a fully, digitally enabled precinct from day one.
“Bradfield will be Australia’s first new city in 100 years,” he said. “With abundant digital capacity for high-tech industries today and in the future, we’re laying the foundations for 20,000 high-value jobs and 10,000 new homes in the new city.”
