内容摘要：The encore comes two years after the company’s first moonshot ended in a

The encore comes two years after the company’s first moonshot ended in a

The initiative is being launched almost a decade after it was first proposed in 2016, and six years after the initial studies to determine its feasibility.“This is the first submarine cable in the South Pacific, so it’s an important commitment”, Chilean Transport Minister Juan Carlos Muñoz told journalists.

Chile, home to one of Google’s largest data centers in Latin America, is currently connected to the United States and the rest of the region via an undersea cable. This cable also provides Chile with a longer route to other continents.Officials from both Google and the Chilean government hailed the project as critical infrastructure with potential to attract millions of dollars in investment from major tech companies, mining and banking firms in Chile and Australia.“The idea of building this cable is that it can also be used not only by Google but also by other users, such as technology companies operating in Chile,” said Cristian Ramos, director of telecommunications infrastructure for Latin America at Alphabet, Google’s parent company.

Although Google did not disclose its total investment, Patricio Rey, general manager of local partner Desarrollo País, a state-owned infrastructure company, estimated the cable project’s value at $300 million to $550 million, with Chile contributing $25 million.The Humboldt Cable will establish Chile as a data gateway for the Asia-Pacific, while strengthening its relations with Asian nations, especially China, its largest trading partner. It also comes as

surges due to increased reliance on cloud computing services.

The next stages involve installing the submarine cable, selecting and contracting a telecommunications operator, and constructing landing stations in Chile.Las tormentas solares pueden traer más que luces coloridas a la Tierra.

Cuando las partículas y el plasma de rápido movimiento chocan con el campo magnético de la Tierra, pueden interrumpir temporalmente la red eléctrica. El clima espacial también puede interferir con el control de tráfico aéreo por radio y los satélites en órbita.En 1859, una severa tormenta solar provocó auroras en sitios tan al sur como Hawai y prendió fuego a las líneas de telégrafo en un evento raro. Y una tormenta solar de 1972 puede haber detonado minas marinas magnéticas de Estados Unidos frente a la costa de Vietnam.

Los expertos en clima espacial no pueden predecir una tormenta solar con meses de anticipación. En cambio, alertan a las partes relevantes para que se preparen en los días previos a que una explosión solar golpee la Tierra.Los pronósticos de auroras boreales se pueden encontrar en el sitio web del Centro de Predicción del Clima Espacial de la NOAA o en una aplicación de pronóstico de auroras.