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FCC OKs Subsea Cable Branch to Tonga

The FCC has signed off on modifying the cable landing license for the Hawaiki Submarine Cable System to authorize a new branch stretching to Vava’u, Tonga, according to a notation this week in the agency's International Communications Filing System. BW…

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Group's Hawaiki system began operation in 2018 and connects Sydney, Australia; Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand; Tafuna, American Samoa; Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii; and Pacific City, Oregon. BW said the Tonga branch is expected to be operational in the first half of 2026.