Southern Cross Cable

The Southern Cross cable that connects Tonga to the outside world is fixed

Tonga Cable Limited chair Samuiela Fonua confirmed that the cable was restored and handed over to his company just before midday today.

He said he was very pleased to get the restored cable which resumes Tonga's phone and internet fully today after they had limited internet for a month.

"We just had a long meeting with the cable repair team, we are preparing a presentation to the Prime Minster of Tonga tomorrow," he said.

"It is all done now, the cable was handed over to us this morning just before noon, now it's with the ISPs (Internet Service Providers)."

Cable between Tonga and Fiji expected to be operating today

Tonga Cable Limited chief executive Samuiela Fonua said it will be ready later today but needs time for tests from the repair ship.

The handover to Tonga Cable will be done tomorrow afternoon.

The cable was damaged last month during the volcanic eruption and tsunami that wreaked havoc in Tonga, cutting most communications via phone and internet lines.