Palau Signal Enhancement Optical Cable
An AIFFP loan and grant package is enabling increased internet connectivity in Palau, with Australia, Japan and the United States supporting construction of a fibre optic submarine cable system. Belau Submarine Cable Corporation's project to develop a second international submarine cable for the tiny Pacific Island nation of Palau, PC2, grew out of a realisation that by mid-2018, traffic growth on the first cable (PC1, completed in December 2017) was already testing the limits of what. The United States, in partnership with the governments of Australia, Japan, and Palau, will finance the construction of an undersea fiber optic cable to the Republic of Palau valued at approximately $30 million. During the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (#UNOC3), we're proud to highlight the Blue Dot Network-certified PC2 submarine cable project by Belau Submarine Cable Corporation.
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