Undersea cable brings fast internet to remote islands

A new undersea cable has brought high-speed internet to a chain of remote islands for the first time, replacing a slow satellite link.

Island schools and clinics will be among the first to be connected. The cable is 1,800 kilometres long and was laid in just over four months.

The announcement was followed closely in neighbouring countries, several of which are considering similar measures.

Officials stressed that the timetable is ambitious and that progress will be reported publicly every six months.