Google’s new submarine cable, Firmina, connecting the United States to South America, has officially reached Uruguay and is expected to arrive in Brazil later this year. Named after Firmina dos Reis, the first female novelist in Brazil, the cable extends from the east coast of the United States through the Caribbean and has two branches […]
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