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Coming to Palm Coast’ s Town Center
Palm Coast’ s high-tech status went up a notch with the announcement of a state-of-the-art subsea cable landing station and data center campus project.
According to a city media release, DC BLOX, a digital infrastructure company, is building the facility in Palm Coast’ s Town Center, with the first fiber-optic cable to be owned by tech giant Google.
This project marks the first phase of a multi-cable buildout that will ultimately house up to eight subsea cables— positioning Palm Coast as an interconnection point for global internet traffic, the release states. The first cable, called Sol, will connect directly to Europe, expanding international bandwidth and digital capacity throughout the region.
“ This is a landmark moment for Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Flagler County, and it ' s a clear signal that we are a community of the future, investing in our economic development and vitality,” said Palm Coast Vice Mayor Theresa Carli Pontieri in the release.“ The Sol subsea cable is more than just infrastructure; it ' s a gateway to unprecedented global connectivity that will attract further high-caliber industries that our residents deserve. We are not just putting Palm Coast and our
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