[pakgrid] Asia's Fastest Communications Cable Comes Online (via apnic)

 

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From: Joly
Date: Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Subject: Asia's Fastest Communications Cable Comes Online
To: North American Network Operators Group

http://www.livescience.com/22538-asias-fastest-communications-cable-comes-online.html

The fastest-yet communications cable in Asia came online today (Aug.
20). The underwater fiber optic cable links Japan, Hong Kong, the
Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore for high-speed, computerized stock
trading.

The system transmits information at 40 gigabits per second, three
milliseconds faster than any other system in the region, the BBC
reported<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19275490>. "The gain may
sound small, but could prove critical to financial trades made out of
the region," according to the report.

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Fouad Bajwa
ICT4D and Internet Governance Advisor
My Blog: Internet's Governance: http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/
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