Economic update: Papua New Guinea’s ‘year of reset’
PNG Ports has secured financing from the European Investment Bank and the French Development Agency to upgrade the port in Rabaul, East New Britain. Credit: PNG Ports The post Economic update: Papua...
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View ArticleFrom first contact to AI: Papua New Guinea’s steep innovation learning curve
Investments in terrestrial infrastructure, including thousands of kilometres of fibre cables and data centres in Port Moresby and Madang, have been important in driving down wholesale bandwidth prices....
View ArticlePapua New Guinea’s 50 years of economic achievement
As Papua New Guinea celebrates its 50th anniversary, Business Advantage PNG takes a look at some of the key economic events in its history and key players in business and commerce that have played an...
View ArticleTelecommunications rollout speeds up
PNG DataCo and major mobile operators Vodafone and Digicel have all invested heavily in infrastructure of late. Meanwhile, the question remains whether Starlink will gain entry into the PNG market in...
View ArticlePNG DataCo’s ambitious roadmap for the internet in Papua New Guinea
As telecommunications connectivity reaches 80 per cent of Papua New Guinea’s population, Business Advantage PNG looks at how the country’s telecommunications wholesaler, PNG DataCo, is working to...
View ArticleThe eyes in the skies: new satellite technology hits Papua New Guinea
A slew of new satellite technologies promise a future of faster connections and lower prices, especially in Papua New Guinea’s most remote regions. Tony Jordan previews what’s ahead. Ship-borne...
View ArticleIn brief: Morobe government to revisit Hidden Valley agreement and other stories
The Morobe government to revisit Hidden Valley agreement, PNG DataCo still repairing the cables broken in the September earthquake and the Investment Promotion Authority to get a new online registry...
View ArticleIn brief: new rules for international travellers visiting Papua New Guinea...
Vaccination requirements and 60-day approvals for international travellers, PNG DataCo gets over K60 million worth of Telikom assets and Santos strikes deal with newly minted joint venture. The...
View ArticleIn brief: Santos submits application for Oil Search merger to ICCC and other...
The Santos and Oil Search merger reaches the ICCC, PNG DataCo reduces metro wholesale prices by 66 per cent, and Treasurer Ling-Stuckey receives report on the Central Bank Act 2000 review. The...
View ArticleThe only way is down: wholesale internet prices in Papua New Guinea fall
Reductions in the wholesale price of data and prospects for increased competition look set to deliver lower prices for business and consumers in Papua New Guinea, according to Paul Komboi, Chief...
View ArticleFive things we learned from our Papua New Guinea Telecommunications Update
Last Thursday, Business Advantage PNG hosted a special Papua New Guinea Telecommunications Update with the CEO of PNG DataCo Ltd, Paul Komboi, and telecommunications expert, Dr Amanda Watson. Here are...
View ArticleBridging the digital divide in Papua New Guinea ‘not impossible any more’,...
With the necessary infrastructure being upgraded and data use rising in Papua New Guinea, businesses should be looking to take advantage of cloud technology, according to Paul Komboi, Chief Executive...
View ArticleIn brief: Oil Search back trading on PNGX and other business stories
Oil Search back trading on PNGX, new wholesale internet prices coming and ambitious plans for PNG’s cocoa industry. Your latest summary of the business news you need to know. Prime Minister James...
View ArticleIn brief: Kumul Submarine Cable System completes connections and other...
The Kumul Submarine Cable lands in Bougainville, the Pasca A gas project is on its way to becoming the first offshore field development in PNG and the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority reveals the impact...
View ArticleIn brief: James Marape announces new cabinet and other business stories
Papua New Guinea’s new Prime Minister announces his cabinet, PNG Air Limited enters into a code-sharing agreement with Virgin Australia, and Australia commits to helping the Solomon Islands develop...
View ArticleIn Brief: Santos announces plan to buy into P’nyang natural field gas in...
Santos to become a stakeholder in the P’nyang natural gas field project, an agreement between five telecom companies seeks to advance digitisation in Papua New Guinea, and upgrades to the...
View ArticleBoardroom briefing: Data-centre electricity use, waste from the mining...
Data centres are gobbling up the world’s electricity, mine dumps to come clean, and growing interest in traceability. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management. PNG DataCo’s...
View ArticleTen questions answered about the Coral Sea Cable System
The Coral Seas Cable System—the undersea fibreoptic cable to be laid between Sydney and Port Moresby, and then to the Solomon Islands—will transform telecommunications in the two Pacific countries....
View ArticleIn brief: New Lae power station being launched this week, and other business...
Thermal power station launched this week, PNG DataCo and Telikom share fibre optics, Mainland Holdings expands wheat production. Your weekly digest of the latest business news. PNG Power’s Acting CEO...
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