AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoTelecom Upgrade: Telikom PNG and Vodafone PNG have signed a network-sharing pact, agreeing to share towers and fibre and switch to a “bill and keep” interconnection model that should cut cross-network call and text costs. Health Tech: Port Moresby General Hospital received PNG’s first Halcyon Linear Accelerator, a major step toward nationwide cancer radiation treatment and the Comprehensive Cancer Centre. AI & Data Sovereignty: Datec PNG, with Telikom PNG, launched Kumul Cloud Infinity, PNG’s first sovereign cloud and AI data centre, built for onshore data processing and AI workloads. Transport Tech: Ela Motors unveiled the Toyota Land Cruiser 300 petrol hybrid for PNG, adding a twin-turbo hybrid powertrain with higher power and torque. Infrastructure: Gurney Airport in Alotau officially opened after a K76.8m upgrade supported by the Asian Development Bank, boosting safety and capacity for Milne Bay connectivity. Science & Nature: Researchers rediscovered the long-lost spinach pipefish in the Sepik River with help from local communities, and a new New Guinea snake species was named Lielaphis slashi after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. Engineering Standards: PNG launched a revised seismic design manual for bridges, updating earthquake risk guidance for safer infrastructure planning and construction.
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