Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute
September 23rd, 2007 at 1:02 pm

Google in Talks to Lay Undersea Cable

Google Inc. is in early talks to join a group looking to lay a high-speed, trans- Pacific undersea cable that could potentially lead to the Internet company becoming an investor in the project, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The potential undersea fiber-optic investment could reflect Google’s recent push to provide Internet-based services to businesses, since companies have lower tolerance for service interruptions and have offices around the world, the Journal reported on its Web site, citing a person familiar with the matter.

The discussions remain fluid, the Journal reported

Via: Yahoo News

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