Telcos urged to maintain momentum of COVID-19 gains

While COVID-19 crippled economies across the globe, the telecommunications industry was among the very few sectors gifted with an unexpected windfall. Never has life been more dependent on its services than over the

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ATH launches new PNG broadband telecommunications network

Vodafone PNG is now live following the rollout of its 4G+ mobile broadband network. Fiji’s Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited (ATH) and Vodafone Fiji were the primary investors in the new network construction

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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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U.S funding tapped for Pacific undersea cable after China rebuffed

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) will tap a U.S funding facility to construct a Pacific undersea communications cable, two sources told Reuters, after rejecting a Chinese company-led proposal that was deemed a

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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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Fiji @ 50: ATH flexes its regional muscle

Fiji’s Amalgamated Telecom Holdings’ (ATH) recent US$25 million investment from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance a greenfield 4G mobile network in Papua New Guinea, is a vote of confidence in the regional

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Potential for more benefits from new Hawaiki telecom cable

A new deal could potentially provide more Pacific Island countries access to affordable Internet via submarine telecom cable.  The multi-million dollar deal was jointly announced in New Zealand last week by its

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ATH offering shares to pay down debt

Shareholders in Fiji’s biggest telecom conglomerate are being offered more shares for cash. Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH), which owns all major telecom carriers in Fiji except Digicel Fiji, is listed on the South

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DEACTIVATION OF MOBILE PHONES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA IMMINENT

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has this week declined to answer questions asked of it regarding the SIM card registration regulation of 2016. The direct impact of this court hearing is that

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Tongan virtual blackout cause remains a mystery

Tongan authorities have not ruled out foul play as the country recovers from two weeks offline. Tonga’s international and domestic subsea cable lines were severely damaged on 20 January. Initial

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