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Subject: Re: [Starlink] Tonga's international cable is back up
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So the Starlink terminals have arrived on Tongatapu, but are not operationa=
l yet?

Cheers
Daniel


On February 22, 2022 7:31:25 a=2Em=2E UTC, Ulrich Speidel <ulrich@cs=2Eauc=
kland=2Eac=2Enz> wrote:
>FWIW=2E=2E=2E this restores connectivity to ~80% of Tonga's population=2E
>
>The domestic cable may be up to 9 months off, depending on cable lead=20
>time, apparently it's got to come from France=2E In the interim, there's=
=20
>work on more satellite connectivity, I heard from a satellite ISP in NZ=
=20
>today that they were about to ship a few units for Eutelsat links up=2E I=
=20
>haven't heard any further about operational readiness of Starlink, but=20
>have heard from a well-connected source that the dishys delivered to=20
>Tonga will remain in Tongan government service in underconnected places=
=20
>if and when service becomes available=2E
>
>I would expect them to hang onto a couple of units for Tongatapu just in=
=20
>case there'll be more turbidity currents messing with the cable, heaven=
=20
>forbid=2E
>
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