The population of the Solomon Islands, a state consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, can soon look forward to the benefits of cable-led communications, according to the Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company (SISCC).

The SISCC has announced that the Alcatel-owned cable-laying ship, the Ile de Brehat, is laying the Honiara to Auki branch of the Coral Sea Submarine Cable System’s domestic network.

After Auki, Noro in the Western Province and Taro in Choiseul Province are also expected to be connected to the domestic network by December this year.

According to the SISCC, a robust period of testing will follow the completion of the domestic network before the system goes live, which is to take place in early 2020.

Meanwhile, Seaborn Networks, a developer-owner-operator of transoceanic subsea fibre-optic cable systems, has announced that its IP network is fully operational.

The network builds upon the delivery of Seabras-1, described as the only direct connection and leading service delivery network between the commercial centres of Brazil and the US.

Seaborn says that its newly launched IP network provides high-quality, low-latency connections for internet service providers, telecom operators and global content providers. With locations in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New Jersey and New York, Seaborn says it is now able to provide high-capacity connections to top-quality transit services, content providers and the major peering exchanges in these regions.