Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference

​Kumul Telikom eyes undersea cable

Speaking at the Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference in Sydney recently, Kumul Telikom chairman Mahesh Patel said the idea has been with him since taking over as chairman.

However, to reduce the price to consumers, it will be necessary to create more ISPs and ‘more retail focus’, says Patel.

“Four years ago, we had poor quality internet and people were paying K200 per gigabyte; today the rate is K25 and I think that can go down further.”