On June 4, 2025, Chile's government and Google formalized an agreement to build the Humboldt Cable, a submarine fiber-optic line that will directly connect South America and the Asia-Pacific region. The Humboldt cable, a 14,800-kilometre system, will connect Valparaíso in Chile to Sydney, Australia, via French Polynesia. The Humboldt Consortium comprises Google, Desarrollo País of Chile and Office of Posts and Telecommunications of. in a notable leap towards enhancing digital connectivity between South America and Asia, Chile has officially signed a groundbreaking agreement with Google to develop the region's first-ever fibre optic cable spanning the Pacific Ocean.