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Mobile boom in the South Pacific
Mobile boom in the South Pacific Penetration rates of telecom services in the South Pacific Island region are still comparatively low, with large differences between urban and rural areas where coverage is usually poor. Access to basic telecom services remains … Continue reading
Pacific link creates new Australia-US route
The South Pacific Islands Network (SPIN) submarine cable project confirmed a new 6,500km east-west submarine cable, which will connect a Sydney-Noumea cable through New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna and Tahiti, to its Tahiti-Hawaii cable at a cost of some 150 … Continue reading
Government issues mobile licence to Digicel
The interim government of Fiji formerly issued Digicel Fiji Limited with its mobile operating licence, five months after it was announced the firm had won the right to offer services in direct competition with Vodafone Fiji. Digicel plans to launch … Continue reading
Digicel set to enter the Cook Islands
Digicel is believed to be looking to either buy into or challenge the incumbent in the Cook Islands, 60% of which is owned by Telecom New Zealand. The Telecom Cook Island’s government owns the other 40%. The Cook Islands government … Continue reading
Key outcomes of South Pacific Oceania Com Conference
Key outcomes of South Pacific Oceania Com Conference The first Oceania Com conference brought together 125 people from ten countries in the South Pacific. The conference was organised by London-based Informa; BuddeComm arranged the conference program and chaired the event. … Continue reading
