Facebook And Others Invest In 6,214-Mile Undersea Internet Line

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It's almost become a truism that internet connections from the Asia-Pacific region to the rest of the world can be slow and lag-ridden, but that assumption is about to be knocked flat if Facebook and others in a Time Dotcom-led consortium have their way. The alliance is investing a combined $450 million into the Asia Pacific Gateway, a 6,214-mile [url="http://www.engadget.com/tag/underseacable/"]undersea cable[/url] that will run between Japan, Malaysia and South Korea. The [url="http://www.engadget.com/tag/fiberoptic/"]fiber optic[/url] pipe will not only help reduce the need to route large volumes of traffic through Singapore but, in many cases, send much of that traffic straight to American shores -- a big help when Facebook and much of the web industry still hosts most of its content on the Eastern side of the ocean. Although faster speeds won't be in place until the summer of 2014, by which point the more direct connections might be absolutely necessary, it still gives hope to those of us who want to poke friends and [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/facebook-camera-hands-on/"]upload photos[/url] in record time.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/05/facebook-and-others-invest-in-6214-mile-asia-pacific-undersea-cable/

http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/5/3139246/facebook-time-dotcom-asia-pacific-gateway

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enti nijamganey start chesaara.. e underwater cabling..

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enti nijamganey start chesaara.. e underwater cabling..
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already chaal varaku up and running in Mid Atlantic..

idi Acia Pacific project...to up the speeds...in 3rd nations..