Superloop scores sole infrastructure gig for Bradfield City Centre

Superloop has secured its place as the sole statutory infrastructure provider for Bradfield City Centre, one of the upcoming cities that will make up the Western Sydney Aerotropolis area.

Labelled by the state government as Australia’s first major city to be built in 100 years, Bradfield is to be located near the upcoming Western Sydney International Airport, spanning 114 hectares and utilising more than $26 billion in government infrastructure investment.

Superloop has been called on to build the fibre to the premises (FTTP) network for Bradfield City Centre, delivering infrastructure for up to 10,000 new homes.

The telco will also own and managed the pit and pipe network and manage multi-function poles, or smart poles, supported by smart city services provider OneWifi in the area to provide public Wi-Fi, closed circuit TV (CCTV) and mobile coverage, among other features.

Superloop’s involvement has the potential to expand beyond residential, as the telco added that as the city expands, businesses, retailers, manufacturers and third-party carriers and their customers could also utilise the network and other offerings.

“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. 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.”

Leading the infrastructure deployment is Superloop group executive of corporate development and smart communities Jason Ashton, who added that “a tailored, reliable, high-speed network is exactly what the people of Western Sydney deserve”.

NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said the deal will mean both businesses and residents will have a “digitally enabled precinct from day one”.

“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,” he said.

“It’s imperative we get the digital capability of Bradfield right for generations to come.”

Superloop’s Bradfield City Centre project win comes more than a month after the telco took moves to streamline its digital experience for partners with its self-service portal Krypton.