Submarine cable landing in Manus

THE Kumul submarine cable will be landing in Manus today, according to PNG DataCo.
The cable travelled about 1,000km from Jayapura, Indonesia, into Vanimo, West Sepik, last month, then to Wewak, East Sepik, in the beginning of this month and branched out along the Bismarck Sea to Manus, via the optic marine vessel, Ile De Re, its crew and PNG DataCo.
PNG Dataco said in a statement that Manus would become stakeholders to a massive infrastructure that would transform telecommunication services in the country and open-up opportunities for economic growth and development benefits.
“Described as a game changer by politicians, business house executives and experts among the ICT realms, it is said that Manus officials will be echoing the same sentiments about the Kumul submarine cable network (KSCN) and its benefits,” the company said in a statement.
PNG DataCo general manager engineering services Tony Morisause visited the cable landing station at the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Maus blo Chauka premises in Lorengau on Tuesday.