The third offshore cable is now open to traffic

The $ 500 million high-speed optical fiber cable linking New Zealand to Australia, the Pacific and the United States is open to digital traffic

Anchored about 1000 feet off the coast of Fogagogo, in American Samoa on April 21, the Responder vessel, laying down the Hawaiki cable to the Fogagogo landing station.
Photo: RNZ Pacific / Fili Sagapolutele

The Hawaiki cable, with a length of 15,000 kilometers, will improve New Zealand's international connectivity and enable consumers and businesses alike. to have Internet access faster and better.

Construction began in 2016 and lasted 27 months

. It will provide 43 terabytes of additional capacity to the Pacific region, which means a faster, faster Internet connection to the rest of the world.

Hawaiki Cable Ludovic Hutier said the cable would also improve New Zealand's resilience in the event of a disaster.

The Hawaiki cable.
Photo: RNZ / Jesse Chiang

The Hawaiki cable takes a different route to the other two cables that connect New Zealand to the rest of the world.

If something happens to one or both According to Mr. Hutier, the Hawaiki cable would be available to secure the country's Internet connection

In the Pacific, American Samoa is already connected to cable. There are several branches branched which will allow the future connection of New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga.