Subj : Google reveals first subsea cable connecting Africa and Australia
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri May 24 2024 11:30:04

Google reveals first subsea cable connecting Africa and Australia

Date:
Fri, 24 May 2024 10:18:31 +0000

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Google is committing to its $1 billion promise to Africa, and this new cable 
could revolutionize the region

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Subsea cables are essential for global interconnectivity, and as an added 
bonus they contribute to economic, educational and technological growth. 

This is why Google has announced it is investing in the first fibre optic 
subsea cable between Africa and Australia, nicknamed Umoja, which will travel 
through east, central and southern Africa before diving beneath the Indian 
Ocean to reach the land down under. 

The investment will also include upgrades to Kenyas cybersecurity through a 
collaboration between the countries Ministry of Information Communications 
and The Digital Economy, and Google. The fibers of unity 

Many countries in Africa suffer from high-impact outages due to power 
constraints as a result of rapid urbanization without significant investment 
in energy infrastructure. The most common tactic to ensure demand does not 
outstrip supply is through a practice known as load shedding, where sections 
of the grid are turned off to preserve power. 

The project is expected to help reduce internet outages, while boosting cyber 
resilience and eliminate current redundancies in network transmission across 
Africa. The blog post states that Umoja is the Swahili word for unity. 

Today, Google announced new investments in digital infrastructure and 
security initiatives designed to increase digital connectivity, accelerate 
economic growth, and deepen resilience across Africa, said Brian Quigley, VP, 
Global Network Infrastructure for Google Cloud. 

Google has committed to digital transformation in Africa by promising to 
invest $1 billion in the region over five years since 2021. So far, the 
company has spent $900 million and has provided billions of dollars worth of 
economic value through supporting economic growth, providing skills training, 
and supporting AI innovations in Africa. 

Meg Whitman, US Ambassador to Kenya, said, Access to the latest technology, 
supported by reliable and resilient digital infrastructure, is critical to 
growing economic opportunity. This is a meaningful moment for Kenyas digital 
transformation journey and the benefits of todays announcement will cascade 
across the region. More from TechRadar Pro These are the best cloud storage 
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