Manatua Consortium Confirms One Polynesia Fibre Cable Ready to Light up the South Pacific Manatua Consortium Press Release July 22, 2020 - Ground-breaking 3600km cable ready for service - - Unique international collaboration to transform regional speed, resilience, and affordability - - Project completed on time and within budget despite severe global disruption - - [...]
Vodafone and Avaroa Cable LTD Work Together To Get Ready For Manatua Cable Avaroa Cable Press Relase May 6, 2020 Manatua Cable construction is on-track Vodafone Cook Islands already connected to the cable in Rarotonga and Aitutaki Testing is underway Vodafone and ACL in commercial discussions RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS - Avaroa Cable Ltd and Vodafone [...]
Cooks Submarine Cable Landing Station Underway By Radio New Zealand November 6, 2019 There was a ground breaking ceremony on Wednesday in the Cook Islands for a landing station for the Manatua One Polynesian Submarine cable. The 3700 kilometre long cable will provide internet connectivity for both Rarotonga and Aitutaki. The landing station will house [...]
French Polynesia Discusses Cable With Chile By Radio New Zealand September 9, 2019 The French Polynesian president Edouard Fritch has been in discussions with Chile about linking up with a submarine cable. Mr Fritch discussed the concept with Chile's president Sebastian Pinera in Santiago. It follows Mr Fritch's talks on the project in Paris in [...]
Lighting Up the Pacific John Hibbard (top) and Paul McCann (bottom) By John Hibbard and Paul McCann July 22, 2019 Even the Smaller Countries Will Have a Submarine Cable 1. Introduction There are 22 small island countries and territories in the Pacific Region (the so-called PICs), a region which covers an area of [...]
Survey Work Starts on Manatua Cable Project By Cook Islands News May 13, 2019 Work has commenced on the detailed marine survey for the 3500km route of the Manatua - One Polynesia fibre optic cable. As well as Rarotonga and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, the new cable will also connect Samoa, Niue, and Tahiti [...]