An Undersea Cable Could Fill In the Gaps on Fiber-Optic Maps
Cars That Think
JUNE 6, 2022
Earlier this year, a volcanic eruption in Tonga severed the cable that served the island country, forcing rescue parties to rely on poor-quality satellite connections. Google’s Equiano runs from Portugal down Africa’s west coast, landing at Lagos and Cape Town. Alphabet says the cable has a capacity of 144 terabits per second.
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