Tonga back online as undersea cable repaired


Tonga is reconnected to the Internet, after 38-days with limited satellite data connectivity, due to a volcanic eruption that shredded the undersea cable connecting it to the world. — Reuters

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga: Internet connection was restored in Tonga on Feb 22, five weeks after a massive volcanic eruption shredded the undersea cable that connects the Pacific nation with the rest of the world.

Telecom providers Digicel and TCC said data connectivity had been restored to two main islands, after breaks in an 80-kilometre (50-mile) stretch of the cable were finally fixed.

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