The Tonga-Fiji Submarine Cable Project will provide a submarine fiber optic cable system linking Tonga to Fiji where an existing international submarine cable system will provide onward cost-effective access to the rest of the world. It is 827 kilometres (514 mi) long and was activated in 2013. It has cable landing points at Sopu, a suburb of Nukuʻalofa in Tonga, and Suva, Fiji. The second undersea cable will provide New Zealand have co-financed a second international a more reliable service to the public and complement undersea telecommunicatio s cable, which was the Tonga Cable. 16th July, 2023 - The domestic submarine cable system connecting Vavaú and Haápai Islands has been successfully repaired and restored for service, effective from Wednesday, July 12. This has been confirmed by. DirectorMasayuki Tachiiri, Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO), PARD Team leaderAlbert Cerelala, Associate Project Officer, SPSO, PARD Team membersSibesh Bhattacharya, Principal Infrastructure Specialist (Information and Communication Technology), Transport and Communications Division, PARD Taniela.
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