Google Cloud has announced that Spain and the United States will link with a second underwater cable. It’s about sunwhich will also go through the Azores and Bermuda Islands. This cable, together with the company’s first cable, Grace Hopper, and other similar infrastructure, such as NIVERM, firmina and Equiano, will contribute to establish key points from the Atlantic as connectivity centers.
Sol will be manufactured in the United States and, when finished, Spain will join with Florida. On the Spanish side, Google Cloud has the collaboration of Telxius to offer the necessary infrastructure of sunlight in Santander, which will mean a greater integration of the Google Cloud region of Madrid with its global network.
When in service, Sol will reinforce the capacity and reliability of the network of 42 Google Cloud regions worldwide, a figure that is increasing. Its deployment will help meet the demand for Google Cloud and IA services by its customers in Europe and the United States, among other regions, since it will add capacity, improve reliability and reduce latency for Google users and Google Cloud customers.
Sun’s announcement arrives four years after the arrival of Grace Hopper, a cable that connects the United States with Spain and the United Kingdom. In Spain it has its connection point in Sopelana, a Biscay town near Bilbao. It is a 16 pairs of fibers designed to improve the reliability of the service, as well as the speed and flexibility of the network, its capacity and the power of Google services. Also the general telecommunications infrastructure of Europe.
Sol will be in charge of complementing the investment of the Nuvem underwater cable to provide a double transatlantic resilience, with two interconnected systems on land, both in the Iberian Peninsula and in the United States, and in the Bermuda and Azores Islands.
On the United States, Sol will enter the Atlantic from Palm Coast, in Florida. There, Google Cloud plans to associate with DC Blox for the landing of the cable and to establish a new connectivity center in the state of Florida. On the other hand, the company will take care of the development of a land route that a Palm Coast with its cloud region of South Carolina.
Gem Equal, Mayor of Santanderstressed that «the Digital connectivity is today a strategic factor for the economic and social development of any city. From the Santander City Council we are committed to facilitating this type of infrastructure, because its implementation attracts investment, talent and technology companies, in addition to generating employment and positioning ourselves as a city prepared for teleworking, advanced services and the Smart City model. That is why we appreciate the interest that Google He has shown by our coast and for choosing Santander as a transatlantic connection point«.
Mario Martín, CEO of Telxiushe said on his part that in his company are «Nice to support Google to get the Sun cable to Spain. It is an extraordinary milestone that will promote transatlantic connectivity with greater capacity, reliability and resilience. With our submarine cable landing services, we trust to accelerate the execution of the project and contribute to expand the global networks of our clients«.
