Ousting Huawei, Australia finishes laying undersea internet cable for Pacific allies

By Colin Packham on Aug 28, 2019 2:21PM

The final piece of Australia's $137 million undersea cable to bring high-speed internet to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea was laid on Wednesday, with Canberra seeking to repulse Chinese influence in the Pacific. Australia in 2018 agreed to fund the construction of the cable after the ...

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