Our Extended Network
Our totally carrier-diverse and geographically-diverse fibre network spans more than 13,000 kilometres stretching from the Gold Coast, west from Brisbane to Toowoomba and beyond, and north through regional townships up to Cairns.
Our tower infrastructure exceeds 20,000 High Voltage and Telecommunications towers. With access to our fibre backhaul, our tower infrastructure opens up vast areas to the opportunity of improved wireless coverage and connectivity.
Cable Landing Station – SC1
- Diverse, protected, resilient
- 35Tbps capacity
- Hand off to Subsea Cable
- Wet path to Guam and Sydney
Our high-capacity, protected and diverse path links into the Maroochydore Cable Landing Station (SC1) provide an international gateway to Guam and beyond.
Fibre & Tower Access
- 13,000+ km fibre
- 220 PoPs
- 20,000 Towers
- Hand off to Subsea Cable
QCN’s core network uses Powerlink and Energy Queensland’s existing telecommunications facilities, with network extensions leveraging traditional telecommunications infrastructure providers.
DC-Qnect Ring
- Connected to major QLD Data Centres
- Protected and Unprotected Backhaul to all Queensland regional nbnTM PoIs
CopperString
A joint initiative between Powerlink and QCN to improve access to high-speed internet and mobile phone coverage to regional areas.
Beginning with CopperString 2032, we will improve digital connectivity for regional Queenslanders along the Flinders Highway, from Townsville to Mount Isa.
Intercapital Paths
- Brisbane – Toowoomba – Sydney
- Bypass the multicarrier single point of failure at Lismore Bridge
- High capacity, highly diverse, low fault risk
Extended Partner Network
Through interconnection agreements, our network extends into central Queensland to Mt Isa, and throughout regional NSW, and on to Geelong.
QCN can provide access to an additional 7,000km of fibre and more than 50,000 towers and co-location infrastructure.
Interested in connecting to Queensland’s Capacity Network?
QCN Fibre Network
JGA South
(International Cable)
CopperString Cable
Federal Fibre
Partner Fibre
nbnTM PoI
QCN Tower Access
QCN Fibre Access
QCN Bandwidth
Wavelength + Alien
Partner Tower Access
Partner Fibre Access
Partner Bandwidth
Technology
QCN’s cable network uses Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) to provide extremely high-capacity data transmission over optic fibre.
We are currently expanding our capabilities further, rolling out cutting edge Ciena WaveLogic technology across our edge environment.
Our network is unique, as the vast majority is strung above ground as Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) cables – part of the existing electricity network. This means that much of the network is not impacted by damage due to excavation or washout during major weather events. OPGW are easier to repair than buried fibre.
We also provide access to more than 20,000 towers and co-location infrastructure throughout Queensland, providing the opportunity to offer more services to more Queenslanders that are currently underserved, improving coverage, capacity and competition for all.
Protected As Standard
QCN has recognised that the Queensland telecommunications market needs a robust fibre optic-based backhaul network, which can support regional communities 24/7. Our fibre network across Queensland offers carrier-diverse, protected backhaul services as standard into our DC and POI locations, offering Ciena wavelength and carrier ethernet backhaul services.
Our network connects to 220 PoPs across regional Queensland, and all nbn™ POIs. QCN’s fibre network offers backhaul services up to 100Gbps. By protecting these, it guarantees maximum uptime for our customers.
Our Services
ethernetQnect™
- Ciena MEF 3.0
- Carrier-grade Ethernet services
- 100% committed data rate
- Point-to-point or point-to-multipoint
waveQnect™
- Top performance, low latency connection
- Connectivity though Asia & USA via JGA
edgeQnect™
- Direct wave over QCN DWDM network
- 100Gbps services
- E-Line over QCN engineered MPLS_TP network for services of 10Gbps
Break the Digital Divide
There is no doubt of a digital divide in Australia. As of 2022, 2.8 million Australians are highly excluded from internet access. Many companies and reports advocate for the bridging of this divide. At QCN, we think it is high time we break it.
Interested in connecting to QCN’s network?
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