Musk’s SpaceX Working to Restore Tonga’s Internet: Fiji Official

A general view shows damaged buildings and landscape covered with ash following the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Kanokupolu, Tonga, on Jan. 23, 2022. Tonga Red Cross Society/Handout via Reuters

SINGAPORE—Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture is helping to restore connectivity to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, according to an official in Fiji where the work is underway.

Tonga’s sole optic-fibre link to the internet and the rest of the world was severed by a volcanic eruption on Jan. 15 and only limited connectivity has been possible since.