The deal will expand an existing commercial project by Google in the region to the nations of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. — AFP
WASHINGTON: Alphabet’s Google will run undersea cables powering Internet access to at least eight far-flung Pacific Ocean nations under a joint US-Australian deal set to be announced on Oct 25, according to a US official.
The deal will expand an existing commercial project by Google in the region to the nations of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
