[Via Satellite 05-31-2016] Following satellite capacity and equipment purchases with Eutelsat, Spacecom, Hughes, SES and Gilat, Facebook has now joined forces with Microsoft to build new terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure in the form of a subsea cable across the Atlantic Ocean. Named Marea, the cable will use eight fiber pairs to yield an initial estimated design capacity [...]

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Source: [url=http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/05/31/facebook-teams-with-microsoft-and-telefonica-for-high-capacity-subsea-cable-in-the-atlantic/]Facebook Teams with Microsoft and Telefonica for High-Capacity Subsea Cable in the Atlantic[/url]