Facebook, Google, PLDC, TE SubCom Plan New Trans-Pacific Undersea Cable

October 13, 2016 |International Telecom

Facebook, Google, Pacific Light Data Communications and TE SubCom plan to partner on a trans-Pacific submarine cable connecting Hong Kong and Los Angeles directly for the first time, said a release Wednesday from TE Connectivity, the parent of TE SubCom. The undersea cable is scheduled for commercial launch in summer 2018. Facebook and Google confirmed their participation.