Microsoft and facebook are building a large net cable in the ocean

facebook and Microsoft introduced nowadays their plans to put a large records cable in the center of the Atlantic Ocean. construction will start August 2016 and expected to finish in October 2017.

Dubbed "MAREA", Spanish for "tide", the cable will attain over 6,600 kilometers of ocean and can be able to supplying as much as a hundred and sixty terabits in step with 2d of bandwidth. it is going to be the highest ability subsea cable to ever go the Atlantic, says Microsoft. The cable will span from Virginia, a major hub for statistics centers, to Bilbao, Spain. The cable additionally builds a more green route to Africa, the middle East, or even Asia.

Microsoft says MAREA will deliver "decrease costs and less complicated system improvements which leads to quicker boom in bandwidth fees." clients can look forward to decreased latency and reliability with Microsoft's cloud services.

It makes perfect sense for Microsoft and fb to collaborate on this kind of big mission, as having extended bandwidth will benefit both corporations. Microsoft runs its own cloud offerings like Azure and OneDrive, and facebook is serving billions of humans each day. via constructing their personal internet cable, each groups will accelerate their offerings with out the need to paintings with telecoms.

And telecoms must be involved, as Microsoft and fb are not the only tech giants seeking to manipulate their personal infrastructure. Google is already experimenting with its very own fiber internet service and its pay-for-what-you-use cellular internet subscription, undertaking Fi. It wouldn't be unexpected to see Google finally lay its personal transatlantic cable.

Telecoms are not absolutely out of the photograph just yet, as fb and Microsoft introduced on Telxius to manipulate and operate MAREA. maximum of the bandwidth will be utilized by fb and Microsoft, with the rest being bought to other agencies.