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Transpacific Submarine Cable will be Built by Google and Facebook
📅 - Google and Facebook have created a partnership to pay for the construction of a high-capacity submarine cable system. This system will stretch across the Pacific Ocean and connects Hong Kong to Los Angeles.
Facebook has already created a partnership in the submarine cable industry with Microsoft for an Atlantic submarine cable. A big reason for this type of partnership is the need for global bandwidth. It makes more sense for these large companies to fund cable construction projects instead of buying capacity from current carriers.
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