For Project Horizon in Western Australia, Sterlite Technologies and Vocus Group made an announcement about their partnership. For Vocus' inter-capital network extension effort, STL will supply high-strength optical fibre cables under the terms of the cooperation. With this agreement, STL will continue to cooperate with Vocus and Opticonn on brownfield network build projects, where it has previously offered its optical networking solutions.

Project Horizon will see Vocus deploy the first competitive fibre backbone between Perth and Port Hedland, and is the first major infrastructure project under Vocus' $1 billion investment program. When complete, Project Horizon will close the final gap in Vocus' national fibre backbone connecting all mainland capitals. Horizon will also interconnect with two high-capacity submarine cables in Port Hedland, establishing Australia's north as a new hub for domestic and international data.

As a fibre partner for project Horizon, STL will support Vocus' network rollout with a state-of-the-art design, combined with high-tensile and crush strength cable technology. The cables have a design life of more than 30 years, ensuring Project Horizon will continue to deliver high-capacity connectivity through the Pilbara until the 2050s even in harsh environmental conditions.