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Google will build new undersea cable to connect Australia and Africa.

There are relatively few undersea internet connections to Africa, says Bloomberg. The cable will start in Kenya, going south over land through several other countries before dropping undersea to connect to Australia.

Building and maintaining the undersea internet is more difficult than you’d think.

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