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Google and Facebook on Monday unveiled plans for a new undersea Internet cable connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia. The cable project dubbed Apricot would cover some 12,000 km (nearly 7,500 miles) and be operational in 2024 subject to regulatory approvals, the companies said in separate statements. The project announced by US companies and regional and global partners “will provide the internet capacity, redundancy and reliability necessary to expand connections in the Asia-Pacific region,” said Nico Roehrich, Facebook’s engineering manager. “The Apricot cable is part of our ongoing efforts to expand the global network infrastructure and better...
