Google Launches Private Subsea Cable Connecting Africa With Europe

March 18, 2022 1:56 PM | 1 min read |

Alphabet Inc's GOOG GOOGL Google launched Equiano, its new private subsea cable that would connect Africa with Europe.
Equiano will start in western Europe and run along the West Coast of Africa, between Portugal and South Africa, with branching units to extend connectivity to additional African countries.
The new cable will help Togo double internet speeds by 2025 and reduce Internet prices by about 14%, Bloomberg reports.
Togu marked Africa's commercial 5G mobile services debut.
The cable can offer 20x more bandwidth than any other country in West Africa and help create almost 37,000 new jobs by 2025.
Price Action: GOOG shares traded higher by 0.83% at $2,714.38 on the last check Friday.

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