Google's new submarine cable, Sol, provides incredibly fast internet.
To link the world's population to the information network, submarine cables span the ocean. Even though we might not be aware of it, they use fiber optic technology to send enormous amounts of data, making it possible to access the internet from anywhere in the world. TAT-1, the first underwater transatlantic telephone cable system, was installed in 1956, marking the beginning of this infrastructure. Since then, millions of underwater cables have been installed.
According to TeleGeography, a consulting and market research firm for telecommunications, there are currently over a million kilometers of submarine cables in use. These include Africa, which aims to connect Africa, Asia, and Europe to give users fast, low-latency internet access, and the Grace Hopper cable, a huge cable that connects Spain, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Google Cloud announced Sol, a new transatlantic submarine cable that will establish key locations in the Atlantic Ocean as connectivity hubs, connecting Spain to the United States, Bermuda, and the Azores. By increasing capacity, enhancing reliability, and lowering latency for Google users and Google Cloud customers, Sol will strengthen local economies and spread the advantages of AI to people and businesses around the world.
The warm climates where this submarine cable will be installed are referred to as "Sol." Additionally, it enhances transatlantic resilience through two interconnected infrastructures in the United States, Bermuda, and the Azores, as well as the Iberian Peninsula, complementing earlier investments in the Nuvem system.
Conversely, Sol will establish a new high-capacity path, lower data connection latency, facilitate the use of cloud-based AI services by enterprises and users, and even enable Google to provide its enterprise and government clients with faster, more dependable services with better worldwide coverage.