Google building its own Pacific undersea cable?
Commsday reports that they have heard from a source that Google is building its own transoceanic fiber-optic link between the US and Australia (via Guam and Hawaii) and should be finished with it as soon as 2009. The reports say, that construction for the Unity called project started a few months ago. Although this is still speculative, it has naturally evoked everyone to write about it. There are many different theories developing. True to their nature, Valleywag thinks that it is, together with Google’s wireless bids and phone business, all just a tactic to get what they need at a cheaper rate by scaring their adversaries. Techcrunch knows, that Google may have met with Telstra and Asia Netcomm last week in Sydney to discuss the plans. GigaOm’s article is, as always, very insightful and gives a lot of background information. Mashable, Engadget and others are reporting too.