With the completion of two undersea fibre-optic cable projects due in the near term, Papua New Guinea’s ICT industry is on the cusp of significant change. The new infrastructure should bring down costs, improve internet speed and reliability, and galvanise the ICT sector through the proliferation of digital and cloud-computing industries. Internet costs in PNG are among the...
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Articles & Analysis | Infrastructure investments and increased competition to support burgeoning digital economy in Papua New Guinea from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Articles & Analysis | Financial technology and digital development initatives made possible by improved internet access in Papua New Guinea from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
The World Bank estimates that improving internet access in Papua New Guinea could boost GDP by $5bn and create an additional 300,000 jobs by 2040. The completion of the Coral Sea Cable System and the National Transmission Network is integral to ushering in a new era in which digital technology can help address PNG’s development and financial inclusion challenges. This is...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Paul Komboi, Managing Director, DataCo: Interview from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Articles & Analysis | Subsea cables connecting Papua New Guinea to Australia and Solomon Islands to boost internet speeds and capacity from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
The Coral Sea Cable System (CSCS), backed by Australia, appears to be on track for completion by the end of 2019, bringing an additional 20 Tbps of capacity to Papua New Guinea as of 2020. Several project milestones have been completed, with all but the system commissioning stage of the project under way as of September 2019. At present PNG relies on two subsea optical cables...
Articles & Analysis | Growing digital economy creates opportunities in emerging markets from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
An increasing share of commercial transactions are moving online, while digital technology continues to expand its reach into every facet of the traditional economy. This has provided businesses with new channels through which to reach existing clients, as well as new opportunities to expand their market share by developing a competitive digital offering. For consumers, the...
With the completion of two undersea fibre-optic cable projects due in the near term, Papua New Guinea’s ICT industry is on the cusp of significant change. The new infrastructure should bring down costs, improve internet speeds and reliability, and galvanise the ICT sector through the proliferation of digital and cloud-computing industries. Internet costs in PNG are among the highest in the...