Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc have agreed to jointly build a subsea cable across the Atlantic Ocean to meet growing demand for high-speed cloud and online services.
The construction of the new Marea cable will begin in August and it is expected to be completed in Oct 2017, the companies said in a statement on Thursday.
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