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  1. clacke (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2018 02:18:32 EST clacke clacke
    > In a single second, its six fiber-optic pairs, stretching roughly 13,000 kilometers (8,000 miles) between Hong Kong and Los Angeles, will be able to send some 144 terabits in both directions. [ . . . ] The cable’s main purpose is to connect Facebook and Google data centers in East Asia with those in the United States.

    Yeah, if some ISP would be so kind as to rent some space on that cable, that'd be great.

    https://social.heldscal.la/url/1124578
    In conversation Friday, 02-Feb-2018 02:18:32 EST from social.heldscal.la permalink

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    1. Submarine Cable Goes for Record: 144,000 Gigabits From Hong Kong to L.A. in 1 Second
      from IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News
      Google and Facebook need the new Pacific Light Cable Network to keep up with demand
    1. Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2018 02:24:47 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
      in reply to
      @clacke the way they get approval for all that !surveillance infrastructure in the guise of "convenience" is really infuriating
      In conversation Friday, 02-Feb-2018 02:24:47 EST from quitter.se permalink
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