Google Invests In Undersea Cable To Boost Internet Speeds

Google said it is investing in a faster undersea cable that will connect cities on the US West Coast to two locations in Japan, potentially offering 60 terabits per second of bandwidth.

"[T]hat's about ten million times faster than your cable modem," Urs Hölzle, Google's senior vice president of technical infrastructure, wrote.

The agreement, signed by a consortium of six companies that also includes China Mobile International, China Telecom Global, Global Transit, KDDI, and SingTel, will invest about $300 million in the so-called FASTER cable network. The FASTER network will connect Chikura and Shima in Japan to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.