IL ▁simulation ▁is ▁gain ing ▁w ides p read ▁attention . ▁This ▁is ▁reflected ▁by ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁H IL ▁simulation ▁in ▁the ▁Det ▁N ors ke ▁Ver itas ▁rules . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Introduction ▁to ▁Hard ware - in - the - Loop ▁Sim ulation . ▁ ▁Category : Em bed ded ▁systems <0x0A> </s> ▁MA RE A ▁is ▁a ▁ 6 , 6 0 0   km ▁( 4 , 0 0 0 ▁mile ) ▁long ▁trans at l antic ▁communic ations ▁cable ▁connecting ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁Spain . ▁O wn ed ▁and ▁fund ed ▁by ▁Microsoft ▁and ▁Facebook , ▁and ▁constructed ▁and ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁Tel x ius , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁tele com ▁company ▁Tele f ónica , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁" high est - cap acity ▁sub marine ▁cable ▁in ▁the ▁world " ▁with ▁a ▁system ▁design ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁ter ab its ▁per ▁second . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Microsoft , ▁Facebook , ▁and ▁Tel x ius ▁announced ▁the ▁MA RE A ▁project , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁provide ▁the ▁Eastern ▁United ▁States , ▁most ▁of ▁whose ▁internet ▁traffic ▁flows ▁through ▁New ▁York , ▁with ▁" a ▁more ▁efficient ▁path ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁Europe ▁but ▁to ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁even ▁Asia ". ▁According ▁to ▁Microsoft ' s ▁Director ▁of ▁Global ▁Network ▁Str ategy ▁for ▁Cloud ▁In frastr ucture ▁and ▁Oper ations , ▁one ▁imp