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Facebook, Google, PLDC, TE SubCom Plan New Trans-Pacific Undersea Cable

Facebook, Google, Pacific Light Data Communications and TE SubCom plan to partner on a trans-Pacific submarine cable connecting Hong Kong and Los Angeles directly for the first time, said a release Wednesday from TE Connectivity, the parent of TE SubCom.…

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The undersea cable is scheduled for commercial launch in summer 2018. Facebook and Google confirmed their participation.