Another New Fibre

[thaimite]

Not sure if this will help Thailands Internet speeds, but it can't hurt

From

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/02/07...-Japan?from=rss

"The 10,000 km (6,200 mile) long Unity fiber optic cable, funded by Google and five East Asian communication companies, left Japanese shores on November 1st to be laid along the northern Pacific Ocean floor. The Japanese end of the cable is expected to be fused to the American end sometime around November 11th. The cable, which was announced in February of 2008 at a cost of around $300 million USD, has the theoretical capacity of 7.68 Tbps, but will be set at a capacity of about 4.8 Tbps (supposedly equivalent to about 75 million simultaneous phone calls) during its initial use. When Unity begins full operation sometime early next year, it is projected to increase internet traffic capacity between the two regions by over 20%, a wonderful boost to transpacific relations!"

Edited November 2, 2009 by thaimite

[nikster]

Awesome! Definitely can't hurt...

[chuckygobyebye]

Better still, there's a spur that comes south from Japan and makes landfall (among other places) in southern Thailand.

[JetsetBkk]

Don't tell the deep sea trawlers or Al-Qaeda.