AI Impact Summit: Google Announces Plans to Build Three New Subsea Cables From India Four Fiber-Optic Routes

At New Delhi’s first AI Impact Summit on Wednesday, Google released a few of the most intelligent announcements that were made to support its continued growth in the country. In a statement, the Mountain View-based company announced plans for new fibre-optic routes linking Indian cities with the US and other locations in the Southern Hemisphere. This is part of Google’s $15 billion (roughly Rs.) move by . 1 paraphrasing. Earlier last year, 34 lakh crore) investment announced that it would set up an AI center in India. Google’s DeepMind also has partnered with government agencies in India to adopt AI models.

Google’s Four Upcoming Strategic Fibre-Optic Routes

Google’s America-India Connect program, part of its five-year $15 billion investment in AI infrastructure that has been invested into the country on Wednesday, was announced by Google. Project seeks to create a new international subsea gateway in Visakhapatnam (Vizag) It will also include three new subsea routes from India to Singapore, South Africa and Australia; four strategically fiber-optic links between the United States (India), and several locations across the Southern Hemisphere.

In a statement Google confirmed that it is developing ‘direct fibre-optic route between Vizag and Chennai, connecting the American East Coast around Africa to Vizg’. This will also establish direct link between Vizag and Singapore, aimed at developing a South Pacific route that connects the U.S. West Coast through Australia to Vizg.

In addition, Google says it is building a direct fibre-optic route between Mumbai and Western Australia that will lead to South Pacific link from the American West Coast around Australia to Mumbai. Such routes, Google says, will “bolster the resilience of India’s digital backbone and improve economic security”.

The connectivity via subsea cables will help to increase internet affordability and reliability, ‘provide access to digital services and ’prevent the AI divide from taking root. According to the company, Google’s America-India Connect program based on collaborations with regional partners across Africa, Australia and the Pacific.

Google also announced a $30 million (roughly Rs.) payment for , as well as the latest announcements from Google. The Google-sponsored 270 crore) program is an initiative to support . In the name of org, which is working to improve public services through AI. In addition, the company has invested another $30 million to support researchers for scientific breakthroughs.

Further, DeepMind is collaborating with the Indian government and local organizations like Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) for AI adoption.