The demand for data-based services in the Pacific region is growing, aligning with similar trends around the world. In particular, the demand for mobile broadband is increasing due to mobile services being the primary and most wide-spread source for internet access across the region.
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The cable ship Responder has docked in Auckland after reaching its halfway mark on laying fibre-optic cabling on the sea bed. (Video first published in January 2018)
A bit like a spider web attached to a tree, New Zealand’s internet network hangs off just 20 strands of glass fibre, each about the thickness of a human hair. Tom Pullar-Strecker explains. You read that right. Those glass fibres, contained in four submarine cables connecting New Zealand to the United States and Australia, carry virtually all communications to and from the country. Cut them all, and InternetNZ chief security officer Sam Sargeant says most of the modern technology systems we rely on for work and play would stop working.
South Pacific Islands - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
South Pacific Islands benefiting from improved international telecoms infrastructure
May 19, 2021 03:36 ET | Source: ReportLinker ReportLinker Lyon, FRANCE
New York, May 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report South Pacific Islands - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06038587/?utm source=GNW
In particular, the demand for mobile broadband is increasing due to mobile services being the primary and most wide-spread source for internet access across the region.
Mobile technology will play a pivotal role in the digital transformation of the Pacific Islands by giving the population access to services such as e-government, health, and education. Mobile technology will also act as a catalyst for innovation and economic growth.
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Sydney, May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Just released, this edition of BuddeComm report outlines the latest developments and key trends in the telecoms markets. - https://www.budde.com.au/Research/South-Pacific-Islands-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?utm source=GNW
In particular, the demand for mobile broadband is increasing due to mobile services being the primary and most wide-spread source for internet access across the region.
Mobile technology will play a pivotal role in the digital transformation of the Pacific Islands by giving the population access to services such as e-government, health, and education. Mobile technology will also act as a catalyst for innovation and economic growth.