IT Home January 19 news, according to the CCTV network reported, Tonga a mobile telecommunications service provider DIGICEL CEO Sally Jennifer (Shally Jannif) on the 19th on the company's web page announced that the company's international call service in Tonga has been restored, using the company's mobile call service Tonga residents can now communicate with overseas relatives and friends.
However, according to the latest information learned by the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the network was interrupted again about ten minutes after it was connected. Due to damage to submarine cables, internet service in Tonga may take weeks to recover.
Huawei Technologies Philippines, which is responsible for Tonga's business, said on January 18 that after the eruption of the submarine volcano on Aha Apai Island in Tongahong, Tonga's local communication facilities were damaged to a certain extent, and it could only rely on satellite phones to communicate with the outside world. The company is currently able to contact its Tongan partners via satellite phone. Huawei Philippines said It expects Tonga to resume international voice communications within this week.
IT House has learned that the Hong Aha Apay Island Volcano (20.5 south latitude, 175.4 west longitude) in the Tonga sea erupted violently on January 15, 2022 (12:27 Beijing time), and the Continental Wind Andyo satellite continued to monitor from space. A pale green cloud was observed to separate from the volcanic cloud and gradually spread westward.
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