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By Staff Writer

Jun 10 2021 6:28AM

"Will be the longest cable in the world."

Google to build new undersea cable

Google is building an undersea cable that will connect the United States, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, to bolster internet connection capacity between these regions. The cable, called Firmina, will be the longest cable in the world, Google said in a blog post, adding that it will run from the ...

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