We’re working with the Governments of Tonga and New Zealand to build a new international undersea telecommunications cable to Tonga.
The project will see the construction of a 383-kilometre long cable from a branching unit on the Hawaiki Cable to the existing cable landing station in Vava’u, Tonga.
383-kilometre
long cable
Landing point
in Vava'u
Tonga currently has one international undersea cable, connecting Fiji to Tongatapu, and a domestic cable connecting Tongatapu and Vava’u.
With completion expected in late 2025, the second international cable will reduce the risk of outages to Tonga’s international telecommunications and allow more reliable service to the public, with flow-on benefits for Tonga’s natural disaster resilience, and national digitalisation and economic goals.
Testing the conduits leading to the Vava'u cable landing station
The project marks an important step in supporting secure and resilient infrastructure, as a key enabler of economic growth and driver of improved living standards for the people of Tonga.
Our financing package includes a grant of AUD30 million alongside AUD19 million from the Government of New Zealand.
Tonga's second
international undersea cable