As Google's Director of Networking Infrastructure Brian Quigley explained in a blog post, the data capacity will beat out the previous trans-Pacific record holder (currently held by another Google-backed fiber cable) and gives the PLCN enough capacity for 80 million people in Hong Kong to have an HD video call with Los Angeles at the same time. It also gives Google Cloud Platform -- which powers services like Spotify and part of iCloud -- the largest network backbone of any public cloud provider. On a user-facing level, the new cable will speed up responsiveness in Google's G Suite apps for users in the Asia-Pacific region, but the wider implication is that a faster connection will give both companies a stronger foothold on the continent and open doors into more developing countries.