The state-backed Office des Postes et Telecommunications (OPT) plans to invest XPF 4 billion (＄45.2 million) in mobile subsidiary Vini in 2014 and 2015 to extend its 3G network and lay the groundwork for a future 4G launch, Telegeography.com reported on July 18, 2014. Marcel Tuihani, the minister in charge of digital economy and deputy chairman of OPT’s board of directors, said that 4G services would be ready to launch in 2015.