Internet reliability and worldwide connectivity are expected to be enhanced with a $1 billion project to create a new fiber-optic undersea cable network, according to an announcement from Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, leader of Connect Kākou, Hawaiʻi’s high-speed internet initiative, and Benji Robinson, director of Asia Pacific Network Planning and Acquisition for Google.
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US’s further flung state receives major financial fillip from IT giant in its mission to develop critical internet infrastructure across the state, connecting to Japan and mainland US and to increase digital literacy and equity.
What promises to be a significant step in bridging Hawaii’s digital divide — a $1 billion project to build undersea fiber-optic internet cables — was unveiled Tuesday in Honolulu.