Work to start on Pacific undersea internet cable
Quoting Radio New Zealand � 10 April 2019
�Work is set to start on an undersea internet cable which will connect Fiji, Kiribati and Tokelau.
�Southern Cross Cable said on Tuesday it had inked a deal with Alcatel Submarine Networks for the submarine cable project NEXT.
�The $US350 million cable will link the US with New Zealand and Australia, while connecting Fiji, Kiribati and Tokelau.
�Southern Cross said it would also provide opportunities for other Pacific islands with existing undersea internet cables to link up.
�The project is due to be completed in the second half of 2021�.
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