With improved digital connectivity a priority across the Pacific region, the AIFFP is working to support opportunities for international telecommunications cable connections.
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Australia, through the AIFFP, has signed agreements for the supply and installation of branching units on submarine cable systems in the Pacific for the benefit of Pacific partners.
This project highlights Australia’s commitment to bridge the digital divide and facilitate secure and resilient high-speed internet connectivity to Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste.
The arrangement is 100 per cent grant funded.
The branching units will benefit Pacific island countries by providing the opportunity for operators to branch into trunk systems. This will allow for direct connection to regional hubs, providing international connectivity resilience and latency benefits for the countries that connect.
Through improved digital connections, Pacific island countries will have greater access to global markets and information, promoting economic growth.
All Pacific Island Forum members now connected by undersea cables
Joint media release Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Pat Conroy, MP, Minister for Pacific Island Affairs.
All Pacific Islands Forum members now connected by undersea cables
Australia has helped achieve a major milestone for the region, with all Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members now connected to undersea telecommunications cables for the first time.