Manatua One Polynesia Fibre Cable

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.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b "Polynesia submarine cable on track". RNZ. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Polynesian leaders agree to extend submarine cable". RNZ. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Manatua cable poised to link much of Polynesia". RNZ. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.