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Google expands Americas network with three new subsea cables and Firmina branch
Key points
- Google announced Alisios, Canoa, and OlaLuz subsea cables.
- A new branch for the Firmina cable will land in the Dominican Republic.
- The cables connect the Dominican Republic, Panama, Chile, Bermuda, and Florida.
- The expansion enhances connectivity between the Americas and Europe.
New Subsea Cable Systems Announced
Google has announced a significant expansion of its global network infrastructure in the Americas with the introduction of three new subsea cable systems: Alisios, Canoa, and OlaLuz. These new systems, combined with a new branch for the Firmina cable and previous investments, form a network called Americas Connect.
Connectivity Across the Americas
The Alisios cable system will connect the Dominican Republic, Panama, and Chile. Canoa will link the Dominican Republic to Bermuda, and when combined with the Nuvem and Sol cable systems, it will provide a connection from Latin America and the Caribbean to Europe and North America. The OlaLuz cable system will directly connect the Dominican Republic to Florida, strengthening network capacity between the Caribbean and the U.S. East Coast.
Firmina Cable Expansion
In addition to the new cables, Google is adding a new branch to the Firmina subsea cable, which will land directly in the Dominican Republic. This branch extends Firmina’s high-capacity reach, originally built to connect North and South America, and brings additional network connectivity to the Caribbean region.
Impact on Network Infrastructure
This expansion, through diverse subsea cable routes to geographically separated cloud regions, is intended to improve the reach, reliability, and resilience of connectivity infrastructure across the Americas. A subsea ring in the Pacific will create redundant paths connecting Chile to Panama with a third link from Panama to the U.S. West Coast.
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Google is expanding its network infrastructure in the Americas with three new subsea cable systems: Alisios, Canoa, and OlaLuz, along with a new branch for the existing Firmina cable. This expansion aims to improve connectivity, reliability, and resilience for internet users and cloud services across Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America.