#undersea cables

Plans for $1 billion fiber-optic undersea cable network unveiled

Internet reliability and worldwide connectivity are expected to be enhanced with a $1 billion project to create a new fiber-optic undersea cable network, according to an announcement from Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, leader of Connect Kākou, Hawaiʻi’s high-speed internet initiative, and Benji Robinson, director of Asia Pacific Network Planning and Acquisition for Google.

Molokai Meeting on Transfer of Wind Energy using Undersea Cables: Feb. 3, 2011

A public scoping meeting takes place on Molokai today to discuss a project that plans to use undersea cables to transfer renewable energy to Oahu.

Public meetings planned on Transfer of Wind Energy using Undersea Cables

The project seeks to produce renewable energy through the use of wind turbine technology on Lanai and possibly Molokai too, and transfer the electricity generated to Oahu by utilizing undersea cables.