{"id":1057704,"date":"2022-02-07T06:31:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T11:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/uncategorized\/tonga-volcanic-eruption-and-tsunami-elon-musks-spacex-reportedly-in-fiji-preparing-to-help-with-telecommunications-new-zealand-herald\/"},"modified":"2022-02-07T06:31:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T11:31:54","slug":"tonga-volcanic-eruption-and-tsunami-elon-musks-spacex-reportedly-in-fiji-preparing-to-help-with-telecommunications-new-zealand-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/space-exploration\/tonga-volcanic-eruption-and-tsunami-elon-musks-spacex-reportedly-in-fiji-preparing-to-help-with-telecommunications-new-zealand-herald\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami: Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly in Fiji preparing to help with telecommunications – New Zealand Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aid efforts are continuing as the Kingdom of Tonga recovers from the recent volcanic eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Haapai. The violent blast generated a Tsunami and blanketed the islands in volcanic ash. Video \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

Engineers for SpaceX, owned by the world's richest man Elon Musk, are reportedly in Fiji with plans to help restore internet to the Kingdom of Tonga.<\/p>\n

The devastating eruption in mid-January damaged an undersea telecommunications cable, which experts have said could take a month to repair.<\/p>\n

National Party MP Dr Shane Reti wrote a letter to Musk, who also produces electric cars under the Tesla brand, asking for help to provide his Starlink satellite technology to the Pacific country.<\/p>\n

The technology uses satellites to deliver internet access to remote locations around the world.<\/p>\n

Musk replied offering to assist Tonga, asking on Twitter whether Tonga authorities could inform him whether Starlink terminals were needed.<\/p>\n

The Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, FBC News, reports that the team from SpaceX are now in Fiji to work on an internet gateway for the Kingdom of Tonga.<\/p>\n

Minister for Communications Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum confirmed the news to FBC News, saying the engineers from SpaceX will establish and operate a temporary ground station in Fiji for six months.<\/p>\n

\"The Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (Space X) had applied for a temporary emergency telecommunications license on the 20th of Jan, the sole purpose of this license is to provide an internet gateway,\" Sayed-Khaiyum told FBC News.<\/p>\n

\"Space X and FINTEL are currently, however, in commercial negotiations to co-locate the earth station and connect to Fiji's internet gateway.\"<\/p>\n

SpaceX has also reportedly shown interest in providing internet services in Fiji.<\/p>\n

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The Herald has approached Sayed-Khaiyum for comment.<\/p>\n

Reti said it was \"wonderful news\".<\/p>\n

\"I am just really pleased for Tonga and all the Pacific that they will be getting modern telecommunications.\"<\/p>\n

Reti said he had been in contact with the Tongan consul and Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio, who were pleased to hear the news.<\/p>\n

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Aid efforts are continuing as the Kingdom of Tonga recovers from the recent volcanic eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Haapai. The violent blast generated a Tsunami and blanketed the islands in volcanic ash. Video \/ Supplied Engineers for SpaceX, owned by the world's richest man Elon Musk, are reportedly in Fiji with plans to help restore internet to the Kingdom of Tonga. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187764],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1057704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-space-exploration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1057704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1057704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1057704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}