DXN secures $1 million Pacific telecoms contract with American Samoa authority
DXN Limited (ASX: DXN), a prefabricated modular data centre specialist, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately AUD $1.0 million by the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA). The agreement covers the design, manufacture, delivery and commissioning of a Cable Landing Station (CLS).
The award strengthens DXN’s presence in the Pacific telecommunications market and marks a new engagement with a government-owned customer in the region. Manufacturing will commence immediately upon signing, with the facility due for delivery by March 2027.
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Inside the contract: what DXN will deliver
Under the agreement, DXN will design, engineer, manufacture, test, ship and install a CLS. The contracted deliverables include:
- Design
- Engineer
- Manufacture
- Test
- Ship
- Install
The CLS solution comprises a prefabricated modular facility incorporating critical power, cooling, fire detection and suppression systems, standby generation and supporting infrastructure.
Manufacturing is set to commence immediately upon signing, with facility delivery due by March 2027. The contract demonstrates DXN’s capability to deliver complex, prefabricated critical infrastructure for telecommunications operators and government customers across the region.
Shalini Lagrutta, Managing Director of DXN
“This contract further establishes DXN as a trusted infrastructure partner across the Pacific, delivering a CLS for the Le Vasa cable connecting American Samoa to the Bulikula Cable trunk and onward to Fiji and French Polynesia.”
Understanding Cable Landing Stations and the Le Vasa cable
The contract relates to the Le Vasa Cable, a US $45 million subsea fibre-optic system connecting American Samoa with Fiji and French Polynesia. The cable was launched in January 2026 as a partnership between the American Samoa Government and Google’s Pacific Connect initiative, and is owned and operated by ASTCA.
DXN is delivering the CLS for the Le Vasa cable connecting American Samoa to the Bulikula Cable trunk and onward to Fiji and French Polynesia. For investors, the contract positions DXN within a major, well-funded regional connectivity project backed by a global technology player.
Why this win matters for DXN’s investment case
The contract strengthens DXN’s foothold in the Pacific telecommunications market while adding a government-owned customer to its client base. According to Managing Director Shalini Lagrutta, telecoms infrastructure in the Pacific increasingly intersects with defence and strategic priorities.
This dynamic positions DXN as a partner for projects spanning both commercial and security interests, an advantage the company expects as regional investment continues to accelerate.
The ASTCA award is not an isolated win: DXN’s most recent DXN cable landing station contract, a A$5.3 million engagement with a repeat global internet company customer for a South America deployment, demonstrates the company is building a repeatable delivery model across multiple geographies simultaneously.
| Detail | Figure | Investor Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Contract value | ~A$1.0M | New Pacific revenue |
| Customer | ASTCA (government-owned) | Government and blue-chip credibility |
| Delivery deadline | March 2027 | Near-term revenue visibility |
| Strategic market | Pacific telecoms / Le Vasa cable | Exposure to Google-backed connectivity project |
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DXN’s three divisions and what comes next
DXN Limited is a vertically integrated manufacturer and operator of modular data centres across Asia Pacific. The company operates through three core divisions:
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Modular Division – Delivers prefabricated, scalable EDGE data centres and critical infrastructure tailored to telecom, mining, defence and subsea cable operators.
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Data Centre Operations – Owns and manages data centres in Darwin and Hobart, providing colocation, monitoring and managed hosting services.
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Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS) – A capital-light “facility as a service” model offering end-to-end management, maintenance and 24/7 monitoring.
Looking ahead, the company has stated its focus is on successfully delivering the ASTCA project and further strengthening its presence in the Pacific region. As a vertically integrated manufacturer and operator across Asia Pacific, DXN continues to target government and blue-chip enterprise customers for its prefabricated critical infrastructure solutions.
Beyond subsea cable infrastructure, DXN has also expanded into high-performance computing, securing a maiden AI HPC contract worth A$8.8 million with a US-listed neo-cloud operator, with a conditional follow-on campus opportunity projected to exceed USD$200 million over 12 years.
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