Google and Facebook to build new subsea cable for south-east Asia

guest · Aug 16, 2021

Google and Facebook to build new subsea cable for south-east Asia
August 16, 2021
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/google-facebook-subsea-cable-apricot

Google and Facebook have announced a new subsea cable that aims to boost internet capacity and speeds in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Apricot subsea cable system is expected to launch in 2024, subject to regulatory approval, and will connect Japan, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore.
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The news follows the tech giants’ announcement earlier this year that they were working on two subsea cables, Echo and Bifrost, which will connect North America and south-east Asia.
In a statement, Google said the Echo and Apricot cables are “complementary submarine systems” that will offer benefits with multiple paths in and out of Asia.
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According to Facebook, the cable will run for 12,000km and will feature an initial design capacity of more than 190TB per second to meet the rising data demands in the region.
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