Pacific
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Singtel-backed Australian operator Optus has been fined more than A$12 million (US$7.9 million) after it failed to provide access to emergency services following a nationwide outage. -
The Abraham Lincoln, a US Navy aircraft carrier, achieved 4G and 5G connections up to 130 nautical miles offshore following connectivity trials conducted by Cape and IT&E.
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California’s MOX Networks is to build a fibre network to connect a Pacific cable landing station owned by native American community.
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Singapore-based satellite company Kacific has appointed Ivan Fong, former CEO of Telecom Fiji, as its managing director for the Pacific region.
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Zayo says it has introduced a new, fast route from Japan to the west coast of the US, with further links to Chicago, Dallas and New York.
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Digicel’s US$1.6 billion sale of its Pacific business to Telstra is likely to close by the end of July, according to reports from Ireland, the home of Digicel’s owner Denis O’Brien.
Forthcoming events
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Tonga Cable, the sole physical link to the south Pacific island group, was cut at the weekend by a massive volcano.
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A new Australian carrier has signed an agreement with East Timorese service provider Sacomtel to deliver communication services on its planned 18,000km subsea route from Darwin to Singapore.
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Singapore-based satellite company Kacific has extended its services to the Himalayan republic of Nepal, to improve broadband internet access in the mountainous regions.
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A Pacific island of only 1,700 people now has fibre internet access after Vodafone Cook Islands signed a multi-year partnership for use of the Manatua Cable.
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US authorities are set to block the Hong Kong part of a new cable connecting Los Angeles to Asia because of security fears.
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Hawaiki Submarine Cable, American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) and American Samoa Hawaii Cable (ASH) have formed an alliance to boost capacity linking Pacific territories and nations to Hawaii and the US mainland.
