Chile, in partnership with Google, is launching the Humboldt Cable System, the first fiber-optic submarine cable connecting South America with Asia and Oceania. Stretching about 15,000 kilometers, it will connect Valparaiso, Chile, to Sydney, Australia, and then extend to Asia. Developed with H2 Cable, a subsidiary of Singapore’s BW Digital, this project heralds a new […]
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