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TARGET TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS IN REMOTE ISLANDS, AND PAVING THE PLATFORM FOR e-GOVERNMENT PROJECT LED BY THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Minister of Finance (Hon. Tevita Lavemaau), Acting Deputy CEO ICT Division Mr Heneli Palu and Telecom and Satellite Advisor – Keith Moala, in a brief session with the Minister of Finance, to demonstrate the first successful Ka-band satellite operation in the Kingdom. Historically, when Cable and Wireless took over international telecommunications in Tonga from 1978 to 2000, they operated in C-Band (6GHz Uplink, 4GHz Downlink) via Intelsat satellites. Later as we entered the new millennium, Ku-Band (14GHz Uplink, 11GHz Downlink) was introduced to the Pacific that enabled us to watch ‘Direct To Home’ satellite TV services and operate VSAT communication services. Both C and Ku band satellite services are still actively in operation in the Pacific to date, with their own respective strengths and weaknesses.
