Tonga Cable System
| Founded | Construction began 2012 |
|---|---|
Area served | Tonga & Fiji |
| Owner | Tonga Cable Limited (TCL) |
| Website | Tonga Cable Limited |
Tonga Cable System is a submarine fiber-optic cable system connecting Tonga with Fiji,[1] where it connects to other international networks. It is 827 kilometres (514 mi) long and was activated in 2013.[1] It has cable landing points at Sopu, a suburb of Nukuʻalofa in Tonga, and Suva, Fiji.[1] The project was funded by Asian Development Bank[2] and the World Bank.[3]
History
On January 20, 2019, the cable broke and disrupted Internet to Tonga. Satellite communications was used as backup.[4] Three years later, the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption disrupted it again.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Tonga Cable Launch". TongaCable. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Tonga-Fiji Submarine Cable Project". Asian Development Bank. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Contract for the Submarine Cable System for Tonga Signed Today". Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Nick Perry (23 January 2019). "No screen time: Tonga faces weeks of internet disruption". Associated Press. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Keall, Chris (16 January 2022). "Tonga volcanic eruption: Looks like worst-case scenario for islands' internet cable". NZ Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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