Google to run undersea internet cables to Pacific islands under Australia-US initiative

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Google will take part in a combined US-Australian plan to set up undersea cables to connect eight Pacific Ocean countries to the internet..

The agreement is expected to be unveiled during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to the White House..

The Australian and American governments will each contribute $15 million and $50 million, respectively..

In a ground-breaking move, Alphabet's Google will run undersea cables under a joint US-Australian arrangement scheduled to be revealed on Wednesday that will power internet access to at least eight remote Pacific Ocean nations, a US source said...

According to the source, as part of the Pacific islands project, the United States will collaborate with the nations on cybersecurity resilience and assist them in backing up important data to global cloud networks...

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