Samoa was one of the first Pacific Island countries to establish a regulatory infrastructure and to liberalise its telecom market. In 2006, it became the first in the region to see the market entrance of Digicel, which has since launched services in other Pacific nations.
For many years, GSM was the primary mobile technology for Vanuatu’s 300,000 people. Recent infrastructure projects have improved access technologies, with a transition to 3G and, to a limited degree, to LTE.
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Telstra bids on Digicel amid South Pacific tech expansion
Independent Australia
21 Jul 2021, 08:52 GMT+10
Developments in the South Pacific region include Telstra s $2 billion bid for Digicel in an effort to block China from acquiring the mobile network assets, writes Paul Budde.
LAST WEEK, we published the first part of the overview of broadband developments in the South Pacific, where we covered the three largest countries - Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Fiji.
Australia has a special relationship with our South Pacific neighbours and we have a responsibility to collaborate with them and assist them, especially also in the fields of information technology and telecommunications. Therefore, I would like to share this information with you that BuddeComm has prepared for this region.
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