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Facebook, Google to Take Part in Apricot Subsea Cable System Project

The 12,000-kilometer-long cable will connect Guam, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan

Expected to launch in 2024, the Apricot cable system will have an initial design capacity of more than 190 terabits per second~UserGI15994093/iStock
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By David Cohen

August 16, 2021

Facebook will participate in the Apricot subsea cable system project, along with regional and global partners including Google and Philippines telecommunications provider PLDT.

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David Cohen

David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.

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