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Avaroa, BW Digital, Ciena, and Vodafone Cook Islands Team Up to Provide Internet Connectivity in Schools

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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Avaroa Cable Limited ( ACL ), Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), BW Digital , and Vodafone Cook Islands ( Vodafone ) are working together to improve connectivity for students in the Cook Islands’ 30 schools for the next three years (2023-2026).

Key Points: 
  • Avaroa Cable Limited ( ACL ), Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), BW Digital , and Vodafone Cook Islands ( Vodafone ) are working together to improve connectivity for students in the Cook Islands’ 30 schools for the next three years (2023-2026).
  • The initiative is in collaboration with the Ministry of Education Cook Islands (MoE) and leverages existing Hawaiki (now owned by BW Digital) and Manatua submarine cables .
  • Ciena’s support includes the installation of Ciena 5160 Service Aggregation Switches in the Cook Islands and Sydney to accelerate delivery of connectivity services.
  • With some Cook Islands’ schools previously solely reliant upon satellite services for internet connectivity, significantly those in the Pa Enua (outer islands), they could not meet the service demands required for today’s learning needs.