Google to enhance low-latency access with deep sea cables from US to SOUTH AMERICA

Google Announcing a new deep sea cableThis project spans three countries from the East Coast of the United States to South America, all to increase Internet capacity and provide low-latency access to Google Sites.

The project, named “Firmina” after the well-known Brazilian abolitionist and writer, spans hundreds of kilometers and, if necessary, “fully operates on a single power supply at one end.” It will be the longest cable in the world.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai I wrote on TwitterThe goal of this project is to “improve access to Google services in South America” such as Gmail, Google Search, YouTube and Google Cloud.

In a blog post, Google Cloud Vice President of Global Networking Bikash Koley explained that the cable will stop in Las Toninas, Argentina. Praia Grande, Brazil; and Punta del Este in Uruguay. When the project is complete, 12 fiber pairs of cables will “transmit traffic quickly and securely between the Americas, giving users fast, low-latency access to Google products,” Corey said….

“With submarine cables, data is transmitted as pulses of light through the cable’s fiber optics, and the optical signal is amplified every 100 km by the high voltage currents supplied at the landing points of each country,” Corey said. I am…

“The shorter the cable system, the more available the power supply from a single end, but longer cables with a large number of fiber pairs make this difficult to do. Firmina breaks this barrier and connects the Americas. To do.”

Google plans to do this by powering the cable at a voltage 20% higher than its predecessor.

Google has At least 16 submarine cables Access will increase as more countries offer important services digitally. 2019, google Curie cable completed Was the first to lay a cable between the West Coast of the United States and South America. Google is working with SubCom to lay the cable and the project is expected to be completed in 2023.