Mateusz Kaczmarek

Fiji, an archipelago of over 330 islands in the South Pacific, has rapidly transformed its Internet landscape in recent years. Once hampered by limited connectivity, Fiji is now emerging as a regional digital leader with ambitious expansions in broadband infrastructure and new satellite services. Approximately 79–85% of Fiji’s population are now Internet users – a dramatic rise from just 48% in 2018 blog.apnic.net. This growth has been driven largely by mobile broadband, reflecting Fiji’s dispersed geography and limited fixed-line reach blog.apnic.net. High-level government initiatives, such as the National Digital Strategy launched in 2025, underscore Fiji’s commitment to improving digital infrastructure, inclusion, and e-government services blog.apnic.net. In this report, we examine Fiji’s Internet infrastructure – from undersea fiber-optic cables to mobile networks – and compare mobile versus fixed broadband adoption. We also explore the advent of satellite Internet, key service providers and pricing, urban-rural connectivity gaps, government policies, ongoing improvements, and how Fiji stacks up against other Pacific Island nations like Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu. Major developments since 2020, such as new submarine cables and the arrival of low Earth orbit satellites, have positioned Fiji at the forefront of a Pacific Internet revolution.