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Vanuatu shortlisted for indoor optical cable
ASN and OMS announced that the Tamtam Cable contract with Prima Ltd has officially entered into force as of December 16, 2025, setting the stage for a new subsea system designed to strengthen Vanuatu's international connectivity and domestic fiber infrastructure. The system's Ready for Service (RFS) date is scheduled for end of 2027. The TamTam cable will be deployed as a SMART (Science Monitoring And. Tamtam is a regional submarine cable with a total length of 411 km, set to be ready for service in 2027. The cable will connect New Caledonia and Vanuatu, providing a direct fiber-optic path between these two countries. We are providing nation-building telecommunications technologies and infrastructure to communities throughout the entire region, including building the first subsea bandwidth cable connecting Vanuatu. A contract has been signed for the establishment of the world's first Sensor Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) cable connecting Vanuatu and New Caledonia, expected to be operational in 2026.
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