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Asia Gets Its Fastest Data Cable

Posted August 19, 2012 1:07 PM

From BBC News - Technology:

A new high-speed undersea data cable, Asia Submarine-cable Express, opens to traffic in Asia potentially aiding financial traders.

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Re: Asia Gets Its Fastest Data Cable

08/20/2012 2:08 AM

Getting on with the job as Asians do....that's fantastic news.

The ASE will be the backbone for APG (Asia pacific gateway) with the following landings enroute.....

The landing in Vietnam will permit the extension to the Greater Mekong Superhighway giving China direct loop diversity (pages 10 and 11) and further hardens the route from earthquake fade.

Now somehow Facebook have a finger in this too. Or is that a nose....

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08/20/2012 2:48 AM

Possibly this may explain Facebook's interest in this as well as many others' (incl. Google, Yahoo! et all)...

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08/20/2012 3:29 AM

Aw come on!!! 212 riveting pages of bureau babble?

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