As a result, the technology giant will create an open and neutral infrastructure that can support four new international submarine cables, with construction set to begin in March.

In the first phase, two new submarine cables will be installed between the Dominican Republic and the United States.

The new system will increase the number of fibre-optic pairs between the two countries and will provide diverse connections to two Google Cloud regions, South Carolina and Virginia.

President Luis Abinader, said: “A digital exchange hub will place the Dominican Republic at the centre of information exchange between North, Central, and South America, and will facilitate the country’s capacity to create innovation in artificial intelligence. 

“We are extending to the world the roots of a smart, innovative, and sovereign nation,” he added.

This will be the first international submarine cable ring linking the Dominican Republic directly to the continental United States, the company revealed.