Google joins $300m Unity cable project

Morshad published 28 Feb 2008, 09:21 in main - 180 views

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Google has confirmed its long-expected participation in the Asian bandwidth business with a stake in a new multi-terabit cable between Japan and the US.

The new cable, called Unity, is a hybrid club-private project backed by Google and five others – Pacnet, SingTel, Bharti, KDDI and Malaysian data center group Global Transit.

Contracts for building the $300 million system have been awarded to NEC and Tyco, the partners said in a statement Tuesday.

Google's investment in the project has been long-rumored. CEO Eric Schmidt several months ago confirmed the likely investment as a means of meeting huge capacity requirements.

Pacnet, the newly-formed carrier following the merger between Asia Netcom and Pacnet, is the biggest single investor in Unity. It will control two of Unity's five cable pairs, the company said.

News source: Americas Network

Tags: Google, $300m Unity Cable, Project

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