The Manatua One Polynesia Fibre Cable is a 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 3600-km cable was manufactured in the United States[1] by turnkey supplier SubCom,[2] a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management.[3]

The cable is an extension of the Honotua cable linking Hawaii and Tahiti.[4] It was declared "ready for service" in July 2020.[2][5]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Polynesia submarine cable on track". RNZ. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Barton, James (23 July 2020). "Manatua confirms One Polynesia Fibre Cable ready for launch". Developing Telecoms. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ^ Cerberus. "Cerberus Completes Acquisition of SubCom". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. ^ "Polynesian leaders agree to extend submarine cable". RNZ. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Manatua cable poised to link much of Polynesia". RNZ. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.


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