The Tuvalu Vaka subsea cable has been launched by the Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation (TTC). The Tuvalu Vaka Cable is the first international telecommunications cable connecting Tuvalu, being a branch of 688km linking Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu, with the trunk of the Bulikula cable system, part of Google's Pacific Connect initiative. Vaka embodies the spirit of connectivity and. Tuvalu's connection is delivered through branching unit integration into the Central Pacific Cable (CPC) submarine network, providing permanent high-capacity international fiber connectivity to the country. In a post to LinkedIn, TTC's CEO, Tenanoia Veronica Simona, announced that the cable was now ready for operations. Simona wrote: "The launch of the Vaka Cable marks a defining and emotional moment for. TUVALU celebrated the official activation of its submarine cable, the Tuvalu Vaka Cable, on 24 October 2025. Funded by Australia, the United States, Taiwan, New Zealand and Japan and supported by Google's inclusion of Tuvalu in the Central Pacific Connect system, the activation of the cable is a. Tuvalu has entered a new digital age with the successful connection of the Vaka Cable, the nation's first international subsea cable system, which promises to deliver faster, more reliable and more affordable internet to its people.