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AWS builds new 420 Tbps subsea cable for AI workloads

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Amazon Web Services is constructing a new 420 Tbps subsea cable, named Sta’O’Nuk, that will connect Japan to Ocean Shores, Washington, and is expected to be operational by 2029. This initiative aims to bolster trans-Pacific network capacity, specifically to support bandwidth-intensive AI workloads like distributed large language model training. The project includes a new terrestrial backhaul network connecting the landing station to major data center hubs in Seattle and Hillsboro, Oregon, enhancing route diversity and network resilience for AWS. AI

IMPACT This new subsea cable will increase network capacity, potentially reducing latency and improving the efficiency of large-scale AI training and inference operations.

RANK_REASON AWS is building a new subsea cable to enhance trans-Pacific network capacity for AI workloads. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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  1. Data Center Knowledge TIER_1 English(EN) · Shane Snider ·

    AWS Wires a New US AI Route Across the Pacific

    AWS is building a 420 Tbps subsea cable between Japan and Washington State, which is scheduled to enter service in 2029, to support AI workloads and expand trans-Pacific network capacity.

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