Humboldt subsea cable route between South America and Asia-Pacific

project in planning

The project involves the development of Humboldt, a 14,800 km subsea cable route linking Chile, French Polynesia, and Australia that directly connects South America and Asia-Pacific. The Humboldt cable takes its name from Alexander von Humboldt, a versatile German intellectual, geographer, naturalist, and explorer who extensively journeyed through the Americas in the early 19th century. The Humboldt cable will be part of various infrastructure initiatives, including the Google data center in Quilicura, contributing to the provision of Google services. It will also support the Google Cloud region in Santiago, catering to customers throughout Latin America. Additionally, it will play a role in the terrestrial connectivity across the Andes between Chile and Argentina and the Curie subsea cable, which connects Chile, Panama, and the West Coast of the USA.