Google Japan Subsea Cables: President Joe Biden has pushed for U.S. dominance in telecommunications services, seeing the industry as a key national security issue due to its control over information flows worldwide.
Google will invest $1 billion to improve digital connectivity between the U.S. and Japan through two new subsea cables, the Alphabet-owned firm said on Wednesday amid a visit by the Japanese prime minister to boost ties between the countries. The two subsea cables, Proa and Taihei, will improve connectivity between the U.S., Japan and multiple Pacific island countries and territories, Google said in a blog post.
Philippine telco Globe Telecom has announced that a segment of its US$150 million Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN) from Luzon to Mindanao is now live.