MMG is also a technology integrator and has designed and installed multiple broadcast and Telecom related sites in the Pacific Islands. MMG is privately owned and has extensive relationships across the region and continues to supply satellite, fibre and fixed wireless internet, managed services and power solutions to Government, enterprise and the corporate residential segment in PNG and New Zealand. As an engineering and TV production company we have been behind projects such as 2019 Pacific Games and the establishment of TV for Tuvalu and Kiribati.
The national radio broadcaster of the Solomon Islands, SIBC, today signed a contract with New Zealand communications company MMG Communications to build SIBC Television in time for this year’s Pacific Games.
In the 21st Century, internet access is critical to respond quickly to civil defence emergencies, however when the Rangitīkei district has suffered floods and other natural events in the past, Council has been left without power and Wi-Fi when it was needed most.
Kacific CommsBox is an emergency communication product that can be instantly activated to establish connectivity. This box can be stored at remote sites or even airdropped into the emergency zones. The satellite dish inside connects to our powerful satellite, which offers widespread coverage including islands, mountainous regions and other remote areas.
MMG New Zealand has developed a unique product that provides days of power and high speed internet to a trailer that can be used for multiple purposes including disasters, emergency response and events.
MMG was contracted by the Government of Samoa to provide host broadcast services for the 2019 event. MMG supplied over 250 staff and equipment to broadcast 400+ hours in High Definition to broadcasters in the Pacific and globally.
MMG provided a remote camera system (PTZ) using IP based NDI to stream Tuvalu’s parliament for the first time. The project was part of the introduction of Television too Tuvalu which MMG successfully managed in 2019. MMG also set up newsroom systems along with a 12 channel pay tv operation which allowed for long term sustainability of the operation.
MMG was contracted by the Government of American Samoa to convert their analogue TV broadcast system to digital. The transition occurred throughout the COVID lock down period and involved countless hours of remote support with staff in Pagopago, New Zealand, Port Moresby and India to first transition all MCR and play-out then to transmission. The project is expected to be fully handed over by December 2022.
Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) is a national volunteer organisation which provides search and rescue assistance to the lost, missing and injured across New Zealand. LandSAR volunteers operate in suburban, urban, wilderness and rural areas including regional and forest parks, shorelines and caves.
For Dr. David Mills and his family, like many others in rural Papua New Guinea, getting fast, reliable and cost effective internet services is critical to the work they do. Dr Mills and his wife Karina, who runs the International School, have lived in Enga Province since 2000. They have raised their family in the PNG highlands and consider Enga as home.