After finishing its test phase on June 23, the recently installed Venezuelan-Cuban undersea cable will begin operating in July, the Venezuelan science and technology minister said during a visit to Cuba.The ALBA-1 cable will increase Cuba’s connectivity by 3,000 percent, Ricardo Menéndez said, according to Telesur. Cuba, which has been shunned by U.S.-based undersea cable operators, has had to rely on satellite connections to link up to the World Wide Web.">After finishing its test phase on June 23, the recently installed Venezuelan-Cuban undersea cable will begin operating in July, the Venezuelan science and technology minister said during a visit to Cuba.The ALBA-1 cable will increase Cuba’s connectivity by 3,000 percent, Ricardo Menéndez said, according to Telesur. Cuba, which has been shunned by U.S.-based undersea cable operators, has had to rely on satellite connections to link up to the World Wide Web.">

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Undersea cable to begin operating in July

After finishing its test phase on June 23, the recently installed Venezuelan-Cuban undersea cable will begin operating in July, the Venezuelan science and technology minister said during a visit to Cuba.

The ALBA-1 cable will increase Cuba’s connectivity by 3,000 percent, Ricardo Menéndez said, according to Telesur. Cuba, which has been shunned by U.S.-based undersea cable operators, has had to rely on satellite connections to link up to the World Wide Web.

The $72 million cable connects Cuba to the Internet both via Venezuela and Jamaica. An extension is planned to eventually reach Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Source: http://www.cubastandard.com/2011/06/10/undersea-cable-to-begin-operating...

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