Google is making new investments in digital infrastructure and skilling initiatives designed to increase connectivity, accelerate economic growth, and deepen resilience in India and around the world.
These include America-India Connect, a collaborative infrastructure initiative anchored by Google’s five-year $15 billion AI infrastructure investment in India to increase the reach, reliability, and resilience of digital connectivity across four continents.
In collaboration with local partners, America-India Connect will establish a new international subsea gateway in Visakhapatnam (Vizag); three new subsea paths connecting India to Singapore, South Africa, and Australia; and four strategic fiber-optic routes that bolster network resilience and capacity between the United States, India, and multiple locations across the Southern Hemisphere.
“We are developing a direct fiber-optic path between Vizag and Chennai on India’s east coast to South Africa. When combined with the Equiano and Nuvem subsea cable systems, this will create a redundant high-capacity route that connects the American east coast around Africa to Vizag,” said Brian Quigley, VP of global network infrastructure at Google Cloud.
“Additionally, we are delivering a direct path between Vizag and Singapore. When combined with the Bosun and Tabua subsea cable systems, this will create a South Pacific route that connects the American west coast through Australia to Vizag,” said Quigley.
These investments will establish Vizag as a major international subsea gateway, adding vital diversity from existing landings in Mumbai and Chennai. For a nation of more than 1 billion people, this will increase the resilience of India’s digital backbone and improve economic security.
“We are constructing a direct fiber-optic path between Mumbai and Western Australia. In combination with the TalayLink and Honomoana subsea cable systems, this will create a South Pacific route connecting the American west coast around Australia to Mumbai,” added Quigley.
This new path complements the Blue, Raman, and Sol subsea cables, which together form a data corridor from the American east coast through the Red Sea to Mumbai.
Reliable infrastructure is the best counter to a digital divide. Quigley notes that greater connectivity via subsea cables improves internet affordability and reliability, driving productivity and long-term economic growth.
“America-India Connect builds on our work with dozens of regional partners to advance AI access in Africa, Australia, and the Pacific,” he said.
