Telecom Fiji and Telstra sign partnership deal for network connectivity

Telecom Fiji has announced a partnership deal with Telstra Corporation enabling direct network connectivity between Telecom Fiji and Telstra’s network.  This collaboration marks a significant milestone in enhancing

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Telstra to tear out Digicel’s Huawei equipment in ‘next refresh’

Telstra-owned Digicel Pacific will tear out its Huawei-built equipment on its mobile infrastructure at its next refresh, the AFR reports. “In terms of any refreshes or upgrades in future dates, then that’s when

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PNG embraces Telstra’s acquisition of Digicel

Papua New Guinea caretaker Prime Minister James Marape has welcomed the completion of Telstra’s acquisition of Digicel Pacific last week, saying it demonstrates international confidence in the national economy. He

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Telstra acquires Digicel PNG license rights

PNG's ICT Authority has approved and transferred the license rights of Digicel Pacific to Australian communications giant

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Telstra seals Digicel Pacific deal

Australian telco, Telstra has partnered with the Australian government to buy Digicel’s South Pacific businesses for $US1.6 billion, finalising negotiations that have been underway for some months. Telstra will

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Telstra in talks to buy Digicel Pacific with Australian government support

Telstra Corp Ltd (TLS.AX) says it was in discussions to buy the Pacific operations of telecom company Digicel Group, with the support of the Australian government, which will likely fund the majority of the deal amount.

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Opinion: Mobile internet prices falling in Papua New Guinea

After years of high prices for mobile data in Papua New Guinea, consumers are now able to access lower prices that represent better value. We have been monitoring mobile internet prices in PNG since the start of 2020.

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Forging Australian priorities for the region

US President Joe Biden designated former Ambassador Frankie Reed as the first-ever US Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum in 2022. Beijing appointed Qian Bo in February 2023 as Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries

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Australia-owned Pacific Telco likely exploited by private spies

An Australian-owned mobile phone operator in the Pacific Islands, Digicel Pacific, has likely been used by private spy firms to track people on the other side of the world and steal their data, according to an expert

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Fiji and Australian Business Councils to address post COVID recovery

Government and business professionals from Fiji and Australia will convene at the 27th Australia-Fiji Business Forum in Sydney next week. After a two-year hiatus, the Australia-Fiji Business Forum will be held for the

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PNG high on the cards for NRL expansion, says Australian rugby league boss

Australian Rugby League Commission boss Peter V’landys has revealed plans for an expanded National Rugby League competition by 2026 with Papua New Guinea at the “top of the list” to win the code’s coveted 18th

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Movers and Shakers

Viranria Brown is the first woman to be appointed as Vanuatu’s High Commissioner to Fiji since independence. She previously served as the First Secretary to the Vanuatu High Commission in Suva from 2020 to 2023. Fiji

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