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News | Past Events

Cable Arrives in Honiara

18 July 2019 by

As originally posted on PICISOC mailing list.

The Coral Sea Cable System, a 40 Tbps submarine fibre optic cable, bringing next-generation connectivity to the people of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands has just landed in Honiara.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
A 4,700 km submarine cable system linking Sydney to Port Moresby and Honiara.

The Solomon Islands Domestic Network is also a 730km submarine cable system connecting Honiara to Auki, Noro and Taro Islands.

Delivering faster, cheaper and more reliable communications infrastructure.

Bringing both countries significant economic and development opportunities.  

PC: Ano Tisam
PC: Ano Tisam

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