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+-   Internet cable-laying boom -> on Tuesday July 08 2008, @08:13AM Barence

Submitted by Barence on Tuesday July 08 2008, @08:13AM
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Barence writes "Dozens of new undersea internet cables are set to be laid over the next couple of years, providing a huge boost to worldwide capacity. The huge boom in internet video has led to Domesday scenarios of the internet running out of capacity. Although experts believe that there is abundant amounts of "dark fibre" lying unused in oceans across the world, major telcos are pushing ahead with projects that will see at least 25 new cables laid by 2010, at a cost of $6.4bn."
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