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Nowadays, 95% of global Internet traffic passes through submarine cables, the largest in the world now strung in Portugal and connecting 33 countries.
On the same day that the world's largest submarine cable was connected in Portugal, the government signed the contract that will allow a new connection between the continent and the islands.
Submarine cables are responsible for 95% of global internet traffic, and what will be the world's largest submarine cable is tied in Portugal.
It's as common as Facebook cable Because one of the companies participating in the project is precisely the company that owns this social network.
With the goal is Improving Portugal's communication with the rest of the worldThis cable is connected to Portugal this Wednesday. It will be the cable 45 thousand kilometers and will connect 33 countriesFive are in Europe, nineteen in Africa, seven in the Middle East, and two in Asia.
In addition to Facebook's owner, eight multinational telecommunications companies are also participating.
Submarine cables are increasingly used by countries and private companies around the world.
A new submarine cable connects the continent to the islands
In a project similar to the Facebook cable, Portuguese infrastructure companies Alcatel signed a contract to build a new submarine cable on Wednesday Which will connect the mainland to the Azores and Madeira
“Therefore, this submarine communications cable is primarily essential work in order to make Portugal more connected and therefore more cohesive,” says Mario Campolargo, Secretary of State for Digital Transformation.
The official investment in this room will cost in the Portuguese infrastructure headquarters 154 million euros For the state and its Scheduled for completion in 2026.
The current submarine cable system has been operating between mainland Portugal and the islands since 1999.
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