FEATURE
LIGHTING UP THE PACIFIC INTRODUCTION
There are 22 small island countries and territories in the Pacific Region (the so-called PICs), a region which covers an area of some 80,000,000 square kilometers, and comprises of three major groups of islands Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
DESIGN OF SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEMS FOR PACIFIC ISLANDS
The PICs require efficient, resilient connectivity to the global digital highway in order to participate in e-commerce and provide the services to their nation which are obtainable elsewhere in the world. Satellite and microwave connections are both bandwidth limited and vulnerable to adverse weather conditions – especially cyclones. Accordingly, PIC access to high capacity, secure cable links are required to connect to the Global
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SUBMARINE TELECOMS MAGAZINE
Internet - because this is the platform for all digital services. Although it is not quite as dominant as it historically has been, mainland USA remains the major hub of the