Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, which the Pacific Island nation says is being funded by Australia under a mutual defence treaty. PNG said it would provide a key upgrade to its digital backbone and link the north and south of the nation with high-capacity. "The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) is a government agency responsible for the regulation and licensing of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in Papua New Guinea" Acting ICT Minister welcomes Court outcome supporting licensing pathway for Satellite. The Coral Sea Cable Company Pty Limited is an Australian registered company, with equal shareholding by The Commonwealth of Australia, PNG DataCo and The Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company. The cables will provide a key upgrade to PNG's digital backbone and are a part of the Pukpuk Treaty. The Coral Sea Cable System (CS 2) will deliver faster, cheaper and more reliable communications. The PPC-1 (PIPE Pacific Cable 1) submarine cable system consists of two segments of digital fiber-optic cable: (1) the Australia-Guam Trunk, connecting Sydney, Australia with Piti, Guam; and (2) the PNG Spur, connecting Madang, Papua New Guinea with a branching unit located on the Australia-Guam. Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig.