Google Backs an Undersea Cable that will Give the Internet a Big Speed Boost

The Internet is Quickest When you Have a Direct Connection to the Sites you're Trying to Reach but, that's a Daunting Challenge in the Pacific -- Undersea Network Cables Can Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars. It's therefore Good to Hear that, Google and a Host of Telecom Giants (China Mobile, China Telecom, Global Transit, KDDI and SingTel) are Backing FASTER, a $300 Million Fiber Optic Cable that Runs between Japan and the US. As the Name Implies, it's All about Speeding Up Data Transfers between Asia and the Americas; the Cable Should Offer a Whopping 60 Terabits per Second of Bandwidth between the 2 Regions, which Makes Even Google's Gigabit Home Internet Service Look Puny by Comparison. You Won't See the Difference until FASTER is Finished in the 2nd Quarter of 2016 but, it Promises to Improve the Internet as a Whole, When it's Ready. Don't be Surprised if Foreign Multiplayer Games and Video Streams Get Noticeably Smoother within a Couple of Years.




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