I call it a backup plan for ‘the cloud’ (it’s just someone else’s computer).

Nicknamed “Faster,” the 9,000-kilometer (5,600-mile) cable will connect Oregon to the coastal Japanese cities of Chiba and Mie. The connection will run 60 terabits per second, which is about 10 million times faster than the standard cable modem.

Source: Google’s underwater internet cable connecting US, Japan is going live – CNET