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Vanuatu communication drop cable
3-magnitude earthquake in late 2024 severed Vanuatu's sole international submarine cable, the Interchange Cable Network (ICN1), causing a nationwide internet outage. At its 29th Ordinary Meeting, the Council of Ministers (COM) approved several key recommendations from a Working Group leading a major review of previous COM decisions regarding the country's second submarine cable and other digital infrastructure projects, including the establishment of new data. A 7. The ICN1 is a 1,280 Gbit/s submarine fiber cable connecting Port Vila to Suva, Fiji, and its 2014 launch expanded national. Vanuatu is set to enhance its global connectivity with the installation of a second 411-kilometer Tamtam submarine data cable. Interchange announced the upgrade last year, however the project was delayed due to the earthquake in December. Not only will the Tamtam cable deliver more reliable phone and internet connection, it will also double as an early warning system for tsunamis and earthquakes.
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Vanuatu Network Cabinet Quality Ranking
This Cabinet resulted initially from the. The following month, the council was reshuffled to offer positions to the (UMP), which joined the ruling coalition. In June 2009, the election to Parliament of (the Minister for Foreign Affairs) was invalidated by the Supreme Court, leading to his dismissal from the Council of Ministers. On that occasion, Prime Minister reshuffled his Cabinet again. In December 2009, a new reshu.