Microsoft and Facebook join handset build subsea cable

Q.  Microsoft and which social media site have joined hands to built a subsea cable across the Atlantic Ocean?
- Published on 30 May 16

a. Facebook
b. Twitter
c. Pinterest
d. Instagram

ANSWER: Facebook
 
Microsoft and Facebook have joined hands to build a new, state of the art subsea cable across the Atlantic Ocean to help meet growing demand for high speed, reliable connections for online and cloud services.
  • The MAREA cable spanning 6600 km will be the highest capacity subsea cable to cover the Atlantic
  • 8 fibre pairs and an initial estimated design capacity of 160 tbps will be features of this cable, a company statement said
  • Construction of the cable will commence in August 2016 and expected to be completed in October 2017
  • Microsoft and Facebook are collaborating on this system which will be the first to connect the US to Southern EU to accelerate the development of a next generation of internet infrastructure and support the explosion of data consumption

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