Introducing Americas Connect
The global digital economy relies on robust, resilient, and highly secure infrastructure to support everything from daily internet use to telehealth and scientific research breakthroughs. Today, Google is announcing a major expansion of our global network infrastructure in the Americas with three new subsea cable systems — Alisios, Canoa, and OlaLuz. These systems, alongside a new branch for the Firmina cable and previous investments in Curie, Nuvem, and Sol, form Americas Connect.
The Alisios subsea cable system will connect the Dominican Republic, Panama, and Chile. The cable is named after the vientos alisios — the Spanish term for the trade winds that blow across the tropics and the Caribbean, historically used by sailors to navigate between continents. The name "Alisios" nods to the flows of data that will navigate these new subsea routes to connect communities.
Furthering regional connectivity, Canoais a new subsea cable system...
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