SISCC
Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company Limited

The Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company Limited (SISCC) is a joint venture company which was incorporated in the Solomon Islands in August 2016. 

The shareholders of SISCC are the Investment Corporation of the Solomon Islands (ICSI) with 51% of the share capital and The Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) with 49% of the share capital. It is a 100% Government backed company who own and operate Submarine Cable services in the Solomon Islands territory.

Following the completion of their Shareholders Agreement on 20th July 2018, the shareholders purchased their shares for a combined value of $29.7M USD, sufficient to fully fund the co-contribution required from Solomon Islands Government under the tri-partite MOU signed between the Governments of Australia, PNG and Solomon Islands in Brisbane Australia on 11th July 2018.

The Coral Sea Cable System and the Solomon Islands Domestic Network were completed by a majority grant funded project by the Commonwealth of Australia in late 2019. SISCC began commercial operations in February 2020. SISCC operate in the Solomon Islands using the business name “Solomon Submarine Cable”.  Solomon Submarine Cable is a Wholesale Operator, selling international and domestic capacity to any licensed operators in the Solomon Islands.