A 16,149-kilometre Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable will bring improved internet performance, resilience, and affordability to Tokelau. Technical teams visited the three Tokelau atolls of Fakaofo, Nukunonu, and Atafu recently to assess a number of sites to home the cable landing station facilities. Construction on the stations is expected to begin in 2020. Tokelau's Minister of Communications Mose Pelasio says the Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable will open up a whole ne