Google finishes the install of its private Curie cable, announces Panama branch
Once operational, this branch will enhance connectivity and bandwidth to Central America, and increase our ability to connect to other networks in the region, providing resiliency to our global cloud infrastructure, the company says in todays announcement.
For Curies Panama branch, Google will once again work with SubCom, the same engineering firm that helped it build the rest of the cable. SubCom is also working with Google on the Dunant, while Google opted to partner with Alcatel Submarine Networks for the Equiano cable to South Africa.
While Google is also partnering with other technology firms to share bandwidth on other cables, these private cables give it full control over all of the resources.
The company also argues that owning and operating its own cables adds another layer of security, on top of all the other benefits.
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