GIFF JOHNSON The truth is that infrastructure in the RMI is largely in bad condition and everyone in RMI experiences the fallout. Here is a snapshot of an average week in the Marshall Islands. For two Wednesdays in a row, the downtown area experienced unplanned outages — which were centered around faulty lines, above and […]
It’s been a challenging month for telecommunications services in the Marshall Islands. Earlier this month, voice services were off or intermittent for two weeks for Ebeye users, and for two-and-a-half-weeks for those on the outer islands. When it was finally resolved last week, the next thing was Majuro faced cell, internet and 4G disruptions at […]
GIFF JOHNSON Dr. Yukiko Muller took over the reigns at the National Telecommunications Authority six weeks ago and is focused on a series of improvement projects. The new CEO updated the Journal about the many projects on the priority list for NTA in the coming months. Two of the upgrade projects are funded and in […]
GIFF JOHNSON We don’t use the word “resurrection” lightly. But in the non-religious sphere of the Marshall Islands, we believe it is fitting to use that term for two events that took place largely out of the view of most local residents in Majuro. Twelve-and-a-half-years after the roof collapse halted use of the ECC national […]
