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Viability of PNG cable project uncertain

05:01 am on 28 May 2020

A project to lay down a domestic submarine internet cable has been completed in Papua New Guinea.

The government took out a loan from China's Exim bank to complete the Kumul cable, and contracted Huawei to work with PNG Dataco Ltd to run the project.

Johnny Blades reports.

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The submarine cable network will provide domestic connectivity across 14 main population center’s cities and international connectivity by a link to Jayapura in Indonesia. Photo: Huawei Marine