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posted by martyb on Saturday June 20 2020, @12:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the row-row-your-boat-♫♫ dept.

US-China row moves underwater in cable tangle:

An underwater data cable, linking the US to Hong Kong, looks set to be rejected by the US government because of fears of Chinese data theft.

The Pacific Light Cable Network, backed by Google and Facebook, is designed to boost internet speed and capacity.

[...] The new cable was announced in 2016 as a partnership between Google, Facebook, and other companies.

Google said the cable would be 12,800 km long (8,000 miles) and would be the "highest-capacity trans-Pacific route".

[...] The project would also have portions connecting the US with Taiwan and the Philippines.

The cable has been laid, reportedly at a cost of "many millions of dollars", but needs approval to operate.

[...] The committee has recommended approval for the Taiwan and Philippines sections.

But on Wednesday, it recommended the US to Hong Kong section was denied "on national security grounds".

Do we need to boost capacity for Google and Facebook?


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @09:06PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @09:06PM (#1010463)

    More like cutting them a deal to pretty please let them in.