Tonga’s Broken Internet Cable

[mosaix]

The undersea cable was broken by the recent volcanic eruption.

Some interesting info of how it’s going to be repaired. More straightforward than I thought.

How will Tonga's broken internet cable be mended?

What does its breakage tell us about the problems of getting coverage to remote areas?

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[CupofJoe]

Interesting.
I'm assuming there is a typo in the 49,889km (31,000miles) for the cable to Tonga. As the cable repair ship that covers the area looks after 50,000km (31,000 miles) of cable. Even so... ~4.99k is a lot of extension leads!!!

 

[StilLearning]

Interesting.
I'm assuming there is a typo in the 49,889km (31,000miles) for the cable to Tonga. As the cable repair ship that covers the area looks after 50,000km (31,000 miles) of cable. Even so... ~4.99k is a lot of extension leads!!!

It says the 49, 889 km of cable 'serves the south pacific', which I read as being the total length of all the internet cable serving the south Pacific region, rather than just Tonga.