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A Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 Taipan helicopter takes-off from Fotuha’a Island, Tonga, during Operation Tonga Assist 2022.
Topic
Strategic Influences
Title

The Tonga volcanic eruption has revealed the vulnerabilities in our global telecommunication system

Author
Dale Dominey-Howes
Date of article release
24-January-2022
6 min

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Loss of the Tongan fibre-optic undersea cable (which provides phone and internet services) demonstrates the vulnerability of communications to natural hazards not just in Tonga but in any remote Pacific Island country.

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Learn more about the strategic issues associated with undersea cables.

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