And if the oceanic cables land in population centers, the latency to other locations might not have been that bad - you wait until you have indication that enough load would shift to your new datacenter before building.
> And if the oceanic cables land in population centers,
The cable will land in Cape Town, a coastal population centre.
Johannesburg is the largest business and population centre, but it's far inland. Cape Town, though it is further south, will have a smaller ping time to US and Europe.
The cable will land in Cape Town, a coastal population centre.
Johannesburg is the largest business and population centre, but it's far inland. Cape Town, though it is further south, will have a smaller ping time to US and Europe.