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View Full Version : Verizon, partners to build US-China underwater optical cable


Big Booger
December 19th, 2006, 04:02 AM
Verizon Communications Inc. and five Asian partners plan to build an underwater optical cable between the United States and China to meet rising demand for high-speed Internet access.

The cable, almost half the distance around the world, will have about 60 times...

RTR:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061219/wr_nm/verizon_china_dc

Sounds like a much needed improvement. When will ultra long distance wireless signals be able to street across oceans with the speed and reliablity of today's optical cables? :)