A new submarine cable Internet that will link the east coast of the United States with Las Toninas, in Argentina. The laying will be the longest in the world with a route of approximately 13,500 kilometers.
The fiber optic system “Firmina”, of Googlewill be the first in the world to be capable of running entirely on a single power source at one end of the cable, in case your other sources are temporarily unavailable.
The board of directors of the National Communications Entity (ENACOM) this week authorized the company Google Infraestructura Argentina SRL to install the “Firmina” fiber optic cable system in the Argentine territorial sea, which in addition to being the largest in the world, will provide a quality improvement in Internet connectivity.
From the United States to Las Toninas: the longest Internet cable in the world will have more than 13 thousand kilometers
With 12 fiber optic pairs, the cable will transport data “quickly and securely” between North and South America, giving users fast, low-latency access to Google products like Google’s search engine, Gmail, and YouTube, as well as Google Cloud services.
As reported by Google, Firmina will be the longest cable in the world capable of operating with a single power source at one end cable in case your other power sources are temporarily unavailable: “a resilience boost at a time when reliable connectivity is more important than ever.”
“The submarine cable will also carry a high-voltage electrical current supplied by grounded stations at each end, feeding amplifiers on the seabed that increase the optical light at intervals of around 100 km,” the company explained, already for that the cable has better resistance and protection against faults ideally, the electrical source on the ground can power the entire route of the cable until normal operations are restored.
Why will it be called Firmina?
The ENACOM pointed out that the cable bears the name of Maria Firmina dos Reis (1825-1917), a Brazilian author and abolitionist whose 1859 novel “Ursula” describes the lives of Afro-Brazilians under slavery: “With this cable, we seek, in this sense, to highlight the work and pioneering spirit of those who She is considered the first novelist in Brazil.”
