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Telstra chairman John Mullen has defended Optus over the recent major data breach, saying it was easy to be critical of another company's performance when one was not in the firing line.

Satellite and ground communications solutions provider SES and mobile network operator Digicel extend their partnership to provide the Kingdom of Tonga with strong connection to minimise bandwidth disruptions.

Telstra has completed the acquisition of Digicel Pacific, after necessary approvals from the government and regulatory bodies being completed, the company said in an announcement to the ASX on Thursday.

SES announced that it has enabled Digicel to restore vital communications with the outside world following the Hunga Tonga-Ha’apai volcano eruption that sent tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean.

TPG Telecom and Telstra are making calls to Tonga free-of-charge to allow those in Australia with family and friends in to the Pacific Island nation to connect.

Global digital payments provider WorldRemit and digital services provider Digicel International have cut a deal to provide international money transfers to mobile wallets for customers in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

Broadband access and mobile network services for businesses and private citizens, operated by Digicel Tonga, have been restored by a satellite provider, while the country waits for a cable cut to be repaired.

Vodafone has boosted its $5 a day roaming network offer with the addition of six new destinations – Canada, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands.

Global money transfer service WorldRemit has launched instant remittances to mobiles in the Pacific region countries of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.