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Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO has announced that it will partner with governments across the Pacific and Southeast Asia to help them better prepare for, and respond to, disease outbreaks.

Now in its second year, American telecommunications equipment provider Ciena, Digicel Fiji, and Southern Cross have joined forces to provide schools in Fiji with internet access of at least 10Mbps via the Digicel Fiji network.

Digital infrastructure operator Vocus has signed a deal with Google to provide the highest-capacity submarine cable systems in the south Pacific between Australia and the US.

Telstra International, the global arm of Telstra, will be partnering with Google and APTelecom to deliver the new central Pacific Connect initiative which it says will significantly uplift connectivity for people and businesses of the Pacific.

Data from 5,603 mobile data plans in 237 countries between 5 July 2023 and 6 September 2023 showed that Israel has the cheapest mobile data plans in the world with 1GB of data costing an average of US$0.02, according to Cable.co.uk.

American telecommunications network equipment supplier Ciena, Digicel Fiji, and Southern Cross have jointly launched Project Semata to provide 10Mbps internet access and online learning resources to three schools in Savusavu, Fiji: Kamendra School, Savusavu Secondary School and St. Bedes Secondary School.

Rapidly expanding Fijian IT partner sees surge in demand for UPS to support business continuity and maintain data centre resilience as power outages rise

COMPANYNEWS:  Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today signed a new channel partnership with VirtualFlex, one of Fiji’s fastest-growing ICT solutions partners specialising in enterprise-level and cloud solutions. The partnership comes as demand in Fiji surges for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) technology to maintain business continuity and IT and data centre availability during power outages.

Telstra chairman John Mullen has defended Optus over the recent major data breach, saying it was easy to be critical of another company's performance when one was not in the firing line.

Telstra has completed the acquisition of Digicel Pacific, after necessary approvals from the government and regulatory bodies being completed, the company said in an announcement to the ASX on Thursday.

Global digital payments provider WorldRemit and digital services provider Digicel International have cut a deal to provide international money transfers to mobile wallets for customers in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji are set to be the first Pacific countries to have access to more Australian television content delivered through the Australian Government’s PacificAus TV initiative.

Climate change, noxious weeds and a number of human activities are leading to the extinction of bee species in Fiji, even as Australian researchers are discovering new species, it is claimed.

The Pacific Islands have the lowest mobile Internet penetration rate in the world at 18%, but the mobile operators trade body, GSM Association, says the region has great potential and is on the cusp of a digital revolution.

Broadband access and mobile network services for businesses and private citizens, operated by Digicel Tonga, have been restored by a satellite provider, while the country waits for a cable cut to be repaired.

Independent telecommunications challenger, Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP, today commenced commercial operations for its 15,000km fibre optic deep-sea cable linking Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and United States.

Australian battery company Redflow has shipped zinc-bromine flow batteries made at its new factory in Thailand to Fiji for use in a local digital television network.

Southern Cross Cables has announced multiple deals for use of its Next subsea cable, including a major capacity commitment by FINTEL, Fiji’s International Gateway provider and wholesale telecommunications company.

The survey for laying the NEXT undersea cable project has been completed ahead of schedule and a request for proposal is underway, with vendor selection expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Australian-based technology solutions company Hills has appointed a new general manager to head its New Zealand business.

Mobile phone services have reached a saturation point in many of the world’s developed markets, forcing mobile operators to look for potential new revenue streams in different markets and industry sectors, according to a newly published report.