Editing Telecommunications in Vanuatu (section)

== Internet ==
Vanuatu's [[country code]] (Top level domain) is [[.vu]]. It is managed by Telecom Vanuatu Limited (Vodafone Vanuatu) as "VUNIC".

=== Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ===
Digicel Vanuatu Limited – Provides WIMAX (1&nbsp;Mbit/s - 20&nbsp;Mbit/s), 3G & GPRS mobile internet services. Off-island connectivity is provided via fibre optic cable. The minimum speed offered for fixed internet is 1&nbsp;Mbit/s on residential packages.

Business packages are offered in speeds of 1&nbsp;Mbit/s to 20&nbsp;Mbit/s and can be tailored to individual requirements. Business internet packages can be either shared or dedicated bandwidth. WAN, IPLC & other business data services are offered. Digicel has the widest coverage of any operator in Vanuatu and is the only operator capable of providing fixed internet services in many outer island locations.

Telecom Vanuatu Limited (TVL) – Provides WIMAX (256&nbsp;kb – 1&nbsp;Mb), ADSL (128&nbsp;kb – 1&nbsp;Mb), Wireless (limited to downtown Port Vila) and various fixed and leased line services. [[VSAT]] is available for rural Vanuatu. Prepaid and Postpaid options are available.

Telsat Broadband Limited – Provides Carrier-Grade Wireless coverage to Port Vila and surrounds via their own independent network. Telsat also supplies and maintains VSAT systems for the other remote parts of Vanuatu. The minimum speed offered is 256&nbsp;kbit/s up to 2&nbsp;Mbit/s but can tailor plans. Pre-Paid and Subscription options are available. Telsat Broadband has data caps in effect on all standard accounts but does not have lock-in contracts.

Wantok Network Limited provides wireless 4G internet in Port Vila and surrounding areas. The minimum speed offered is 1&nbsp;Mbit/s with plans starting from Vt2,300 per month with no lock-in contracts.

Interchange Limited, has constructed the [[Interchange Cable Network]] which connects Port Vila, Vanuatu to [[Suva]], [[Fiji]] via a fiber optic cable.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://interchange.vu/progress/ |title=Progress « Interchange |access-date=2013-11-12 |archive-date=2013-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110165450/http://interchange.vu/progress/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The capacity of the cable is over 200 times Vanuatu's previous capacity, with the ability to upgrade the capacity in the future should more bandwidth be required.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://interchange.vu/benefits-for-vanuatu/ |title=Benefits for Vanuatu |access-date=2013-11-12 |archive-date=2013-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110160134/http://interchange.vu/benefits-for-vanuatu/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Interchange plans to construct two more cables, one will connect Port Vila to the [[Solomon Islands]] (with a spur to the Vanuatu island of [[Espiritu Santo]]). The other will connect Vanuatu to [[New Caledonia]] (with a spur to the Vanuatu island of [[Tanna (island)|Tanna]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://interchange.vu/current-projects/ |title=Current Projects « Interchange |access-date=2013-11-12 |archive-date=2013-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110145403/http://interchange.vu/current-projects/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>