By RadioNZ.co.nz
A private company Samoa Submarine Cable Company Limited and Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks have signed a contract to roll out a new submarine cable system named Tui-Samoa Cable.
The undersea cable will span more than 1,470 km, providing an advanced broadband highway.
Tui-Samoa Cable will have landing points in Apia, Tuasivi on Savaii island, and Suva, Fiji.