As per a Reuters report dated November 6, 2025, Google has set its sights on constructing a large - scale artificial intelligence data center on Christmas Island, an outlying island of Australia in the Indian Ocean. This strategic move comes on the heels of Google inking a three - year cloud services contract with the Australian Department of Defense back in July of the same year.

Christmas Island is geographically positioned roughly 350 kilometers to the south of Indonesia. At present, details regarding the precise scale, financial outlay, and intended functions of the proposed data center remain under wraps. Google is actively engaged in negotiations with local mining firms. The aim is to lease land in the vicinity of the airport, which will serve as the site for the data center's construction. Additionally, these negotiations are geared towards securing a reliable energy supply for the facility.

In the previous month, Google submitted an application for environmental clearance in Australia. Moreover, the tech giant has laid out plans to lay the first - ever submarine optical cable that will link Christmas Island to Darwin, a city located in the northern part of the country.