Google to land its new R2.2 billion cable in Melkbosstrand near Cape Town 20 with times more capacity than the one currently linking to Europe

Google is investing R2.2 billion into an undersea fibre optics cable in Cape Town that will provide high-speed internet to the rest of South Africa. It will link to its new cable that stretches from Portugal.

More bandwidth to Europe is really welcome as the demand for Internet services keeps growing. There is no need to panic about Google and privacy though as Google already sees most things happening on the Internet and your ISP knows even more. Those concerned enough already run a privacy-friendly VPN service.

You can listen to the full audio interview at Google to land its new R2.2 billion cable in Melkbosstrand near Cape Town

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"Google's new cable will land at Melkbosstrand, shoring up our positioning as Africa’s tech hub," says Wesgro CEO Tim Harris.

source https://gadgeteer.co.za/google-land-its-new-r22-billion-cable-melkbosstrand-near-cape-town-20-times-more-capacity-one