Google Backing An Undersea Cable Project

Google is jumping on board the FASTER undersea cable project. When the project is done (2016) the new cable will be capable of 60 terabits per second of bandwidth between the U.S. and Japan.

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.

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