Norfolk, VA is creating a fiber cable ring to increase internet connections

Southside cities win national challenge, money for internet connectivity ring | 13newsnow.com

Local council members said the grand prize increased interest in the internet project, and they hope private and federal investment will cover the $48.6 million cost of the connectivity ring and side projects.

Regional Connectivity Ring Could Transform Coastal Virginia - CoVaBiz Magazine

Dark fibers, autonomous shuttles, transatlantic cables and a whopping $48 million. These buzzwords have dominated discussion in Coastal Virginia’s tech world for months, but what do they mean for our region? And how do they pertain to the seemingly revolutionary Regional Connectivity Ring? Well, we have the answers.