From Submarine Cables to Starlink: Marshall Islands Internet Connectivity in 2025
The Marshall Islands’ HANTRU-1 cable links Majuro and Kwajalein/Ebeye to Guam via Pohnpei, but a 2017 fault caused a 3-week nationwide outage. The East Micronesia Cable and Central Pacific Cable projects are expected to add redundancy by 2026 and 2028. Starlink launched nationwide by June 2025, and a 2G GSM network now covers all inhabited islands. As of January 2025, 65.7% of residents use the internet.
