Editing Darwin, Northern Territory (section)

=== Telecommunications ===
Darwin once had Australia's only international connection to the outside world in the form of an overseas telegraph cable, connecting Darwin to Java. The southern section of the cable connected Darwin with Adelaide and was known as the [[Australian Overland Telegraph Line|overland telegraph line]]. In 2022, the Northern Territory Government announced that an international undersea cable system would land into Darwin, directly connecting it to Indonesia, Singapore, the United States and Timor Leste.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-15|title=Investment, jobs and data after Government secures cable deal - Inligo Networks|url=http://www.inligonetworks.com/?p=526|access-date=2022-01-22|language=en-US}}</ref> The new cable system, representing an investment of $700 million, is expected to create a new digital economy as it is coupled with recent announcements on Data Centre Investment into Darwin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DCI Data Centres to build facility in Darwin|url=https://www.crn.com.au/news/dci-data-centres-to-build-facility-in-darwin-571464|access-date=2022-01-22|website=CRN Australia}}</ref> The plans for Darwin for Data Centres and International cables are outlined in the Northern Territory's Digital Strategy the Terabit Territory.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Government|first=Northern Territory|date=2020-05-18|title=Terabit Territory|url=https://cmc.nt.gov.au/advancing-industry/terabit-territory|access-date=2022-01-22|website=cmc.nt.gov.au|language=en}}</ref>