Manatua One Polynesia Fibre Cable Explained

The Manatua One Polynesia Fibre Cable is a 3600 km long submarine communications cable linking Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia.^[1] The cable is the first-ever fibre optic cable connectivity available to the Cook Islands.

The cable is an extension of the Honotua cable linking Hawaii and Tahiti.^[2] It was declared "ready for service" in July 2020.^[3]

History

The project was managed by the "Manatua Consortium", comprising OPT (Office des Postes et Télécommunications) of French Polynesia, Avaroa Cable Limited of the Cook Islands, Telecom Niue Limited of Niue, and Samoa Submarine Cable Company of Samoa.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polynesia submarine cable on track . RNZ . 7 August 2019 . 25 July 2020.
2. Web site: Polynesian leaders agree to extend submarine cable . RNZ . 6 March 2017 . 25 July 2020.
3. Web site: Manatua cable poised to link much of Polynesia . RNZ . 25 July 2020 . 25 July 2020.