Facebook expand investment in Asia Pasific

Asian markets got the attention from Facebook. This biggest social media networking plans to expand the influence of social media in Asia. Facebook recently announced their investment in the Asia Pacific for undersea internet cables along the 6214 miles or 10,000 miles from Malaysia to Japan, with the wires branched into other countries.

Facebook believes that by investing in a cable network that will increase the speed of the internet in the entire Asia-Pacific region, they can take advantage of a growing market. Blog Tech in Asia shows that growing up among users of Japan and Korea. Approximately 17.2 million visit in May came from Japan. However, the BBC notes that Mixi in Japan and Cyworld in South Korea still has the effect of slightly more than Facebook.

Facebook spokesman said on the BBC, "Our investment will help support the growth of Facebook in southern Asia, making it possible for us to provide a better experience for more Facebook users in countries like India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Singapore."  However, he did not say how the value of these investments.

Analyst also believes that this cable can increase the speed of the internet in India and the Philippines, where people quite enamored with Facebook. According to a press release last December, the Asia Pacific Gateway network is scheduled to begin in June 2014 with the ability 54.8-terabit persecond.