Google to build first subsea fiber-optic cable connecting Africa with Australia
Google to build first subsea fiber-optic cable connecting Africa with Australia
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Google is set to build Umoja, the first subsea fibre optic cable connecting the continents of Africa and Australia.
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Google is set to build Umoja, the first subsea fibre optic cable connecting the continents of Africa and Australia.
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That's a very long cable.
2 0 Reply~8000km cable, 300,000km/s speed of light = ~2ms to travel that distance. Pretty decent.
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Quick! Before China does it!
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