Google lays down fiber, capable of 7.68 terabits per second

by Zach Flauaus on Feb 27, 2008 at 06:20 AM

Fiber: it’s a major part of communication. Google: a super search engine that is a part of most everyone’s life. Combine the two and what do you get? A Pacific subsea fiber optic cable with the ability to transfer up to 7.68 Terabits of data per second between the United States and Japan. In a press release, Google announced that, along with six international companies, a $300 million undersea fiber-optic cable is going to be routed from the West Coast, including Los Angeles, to Chikura, located near Tokyo.

“The Unity cable system allows the members of the consortium to provide the increased capacity needed as more applications and services migrate online, giving users faster and more reliable connectivity.” -Jayne Stowell, a Unity spokesperson

The Unity Group includes Bharti Airtel, Global Transit, KDDI Corporation, Pacnet. SingTel, and of course, Google. The undersea cable is to provide more bandwidth for the growth demand expected in the coming years and will have construction begin immediately. The cable is expected to be operational in it’s first state by 2010.

Read [Google Press Release] Via [Broadband Reports]

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