The project will provide direct connectivity between South America and the Asia-Pacific region, reducing latency (accelerating data transmission) and granting greater autonomy and resilience to Latin American telecommunications, solidifying Chile's position as a digital hub and. The project will provide direct connectivity between South America and the Asia-Pacific region, reducing latency (accelerating data transmission) and granting greater autonomy and resilience to Latin American telecommunications, solidifying Chile's position as a digital hub and. The Humboldt Cable is the first submarine fiber-optic route that will connect Chile with Australia, enabling faster, more stable, and cost-effective connectivity between South America, Oceania, and the Asia-Pacific region. This joint initiative between Google and the Chilean government aims to. Today, we're joining Desarrollo País of Chile and Office of Posts and Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) to announce Humboldt, a subsea cable route linking Chile, French Polynesia, and Australia — the first ever to directly connect South America and Asia-Pacific.
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