Map showing Google Nuvem and Sol subsea cables connecting the US to Portugal
- Portugal Business News - Valerie Charoux
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Tech News Europe - Here is the map showing the Google Nuvem and Sol subsea cables connecting the US to Portugal and Spain as well as the list of Google subsea cables that will link Portugal to the rest of the world, namely Nuvem, Sol and Equiano:
List of Google subsea cables that will link Portugal to the rest of the world:
1 - Google Cloud subsea cable Nuvem
Google Cloud subsea cable Nuvem will connect the United States to Portugal and to the Azores islands. Google´s new submarine fiber optic cable, that is around 6,900 kilometers long, establishes the first direct link between the United States and Portugal, connecting Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Portugal´s Sines port, with linkages to Bermuda and São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores islands.
Googles Nuvem subsea cable will have an aggregate capacity of 384 Tbps with 16 cable pairs, each having pair of optical fibers having a capacity of around 24 terabits per second (Tbps).
Google submarine cable Nuvem (meaning Cloud in Portuguese), which is a partnership with Meo, will significantly increase Portugal´s data transmission capacity, while reducing latency in transatlantic communications, and strengthening the resilience of international digital networks. Google's global subsea cable network will strengthen cloud and AI services in mainland Portugal and in the Portuguese Azores islands in the Atlantic.
Google´s subsea cables linking Portugal are expected to lead to US investments of over 40 billion dollars by 2031, thus turning Portugal into a European hub for US investments in AI infrastructure. Google investments in Portugal highlight the country´s geopolitical importance, since Portugal is located on Europe´s Atlantic border and is also in the center of the transatlantic subsea cable map, positioning the country as a gateway for connectivity between the United States and Europe.
Google´s Nuvem subsea cable is expected to become operational in 2027.
2 - Google Cloud subsea cable Sol
Google Cloud subsea cable Sol will connect the US, Bermuda, the Azores (that belong to Portugal), and Spain. Sol translates to “sun” in Spanish and Portuguese, a nod to the cable system’s landing points in warmer climates.
Google´s subsea cable Sol, that will be anchored in Palm Coast, Florida, will be the only in-service fiber-optic cable between Florida and Europe. Google partners with Telxius to provide the necessary infrastructure to land the Sol cable in Santander, a port city located on the northern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing the Cantabrian Sea in Spain.
Google Sol is comprised of 16 fiber optic cables to meet the growing demand for digital infrastructure in Portugal and Europe.
3 - Google Cloud subsea cable Equinano
Google also has subsea cable, Equinano, that is already operational and that links Portugal to Togo, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, and St. Helena. The Equiano submarine cable is based on space division multiplexing (SDM) technology, which increases digital capacity for a variety of network operators and internet service providers in Europe and Africa. Google partnered with Altice Portugal and Alcatel Submarine Networks for the installation of the Equiano cable.
Here is the link to the list of subsea cables linking Portugal to the rest of the world.
