Google announced its venture that already arrived in Lome, Togo, and it is with the Equino underwater fiber optics cable that aims to bring a fast internet connection for the users of the region. It will connect Togo to Europe's Portugal, and that would fulfill the connection that will expand it up to 20 times more than the current speeds in the African region.
Google Equiano: Togo is Now Connected to Europe's Portugal
A picture taken in Lome, on June 2, 2018 shows machineries at the site of the construction of the new port. - The fishing village of Agebkope and other seaside communities along Togo's coast have long lived with the consequences of erosion from the strong winds and waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Locals blame the damage on the construction and expansion of the deep sea port in Lome since the late 1960s, others point the finger at a new nearby fishing port that has been under construction since April last year.
Google Cloud initially introduced the Equiano venture back in 2019, and it announced interconnectivity that will come from Europe's Lisbon, Portugal down to Lome, Togo, to Lagos, Nigeria, and finally, Cape Town in South Africa.
The technology is now connected from Portugal to Lome, Togo, as per Google's announcement, after almost three years since the company first announced this venture. The only indication here is that Lomo focused on being the first recipient of the massive internet venture, soon stemming towards Nigeria and South Africa.
Read Also: 5G Smartphones Outsell 4G Models, Thanks to iPhone | China as Number One Consumer
Google's Underwater Fiber Optics Cable Internet
Google uses a special kind of fiber optics for its internet service, and it is different from other companies that have a delicate fiber cable for their home connections. Google used the cable that bases itself on the state-of-the-art space-division multiplexing technology (SDM) that brings the internet connection from coast-to-coast.
The tech is guaranteed by the company that it will survive prolonged sea immersion, as well as the different situations and currents at the water body.
Internet Services Around the Globe
There are many global internet services now, and Google is only one of the many stakeholders in this venture as it focuses on what will give the public the best service. One of Google's most notable acts is the "Project Loon" that brings a balloon that floats atop the air and its height would help in collecting the internet connection for a household.
However, Google scrapped this Loon project several years later.
Another notable company that focuses itself on a global internet service that brings a massive connection to all is the Elon Musk-owned company, Starlink. Its recent venture focused its ninth Falcon 9 launch in the first nine weeks of the year and brought a significant number of satellites that add to its fleet, aiming to service the entire world for this internet.
Many companies have stakes on the internet as it is a massive industry that will continue growing as people demand interconnectedness. Google's Equiano aims to bring the public a fast internet feature that borders on fiber optics for its connection, aiming to bring what they offer the public-a chance for a fast connection in each device.
Related Article: Multi-Gigabit Internet: WiFi Speeds are Now Receving Major Boosts! Here are the ISPs Providing Them
This article is owned by Tech Times
Written by Isaiah Richard
