Internet connection was restored in Tonga on Tuesday, five weeks after a massive volcanic eruption shredded the undersea cable that connects the Pacific nation with the rest of the world. Telecom ...

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is helping with internet restoration efforts in Tonga after the country was hit by two natural disasters that severed a crucial undersea fiberoptic cable. Most people in ...

Residents of the South Pacific nation of Tonga are experiencing a total Internet shutdown after an underwater cable which connects the island to the rest of the world was severed, possibly by the ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Telephone links between Tonga and the wider world began to be reconnected on Wednesday, though restoring full internet connectivity is likely to take a month or more according to ...

If the thought of losing internet access for a couple of days causes you to break into a cold sweat, then spare a thought for the poor folks of Tonga. On top of dealing with the aftermath of a ...

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The southern Pacific nation of Tonga is struggling following the eruption of a volcano, and that includes challenges getting online. According to Reuters and The Verge, the Tonga government has warned ...

WELLINGTON, New ZealandWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Tonga’s main internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami ...

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Tonga's internet cable under the Pacific Ocean could reportedly take over a month to repair, shortly after it was severed by one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recent history. underwater cable ...

For the second time in two years, the Pacific archipelagic state of Tonga is out of contact with the world—the first time thanks to an anchor on a Turkish ship, and now due to the spectacular eruption ...