Meta Announces Plans For World's Largest Sub-Sea Cable
The multi-billion-dollar project aims to boost global connectivity, support AI innovation, and enhance digital infrastructure.
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Meta Announces Plans for Globe-Spanning 50,000km Sub-Sea Cable Dubbed Project Waterworth
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Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable
Meta has announced plans to build a 50,000km (31,000 mile) sub-sea cable across the world. The tech giant said Project Waterworth - connecting the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions - will be the world's longest underwater cable project when completed. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has sought to extend its presence in technology beyond social media, including in artificial intelligence (AI) and the infrastructure that supports it.
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Meta's Multi-Billion-Dollar Undersea Cable Investment to Boost Indian Ocean Connectivity To US
The announcement was made in a joint US-India leader's statement from the White House, reinforcing both nations' commitment to strengthening global digital infrastructure.
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Meta's Project Waterworth: Powering Global Connectivity
Meta's Project Waterworth aims to create the world's longest subsea cable, enhancing digital connectivity across five continents, including India. Set to be operational by the decade's end, the project signifies Meta's investment in digital infrastructure, facilitating economic cooperation and supporting India's digital growth ambitions.
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Meta confirms ‘Project Waterworth,’ a global subsea cable project spanning 50,000 kilometers
Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is building a $10 billion subsea cable project. Project Waterworth is the official name, and it will be 50,000 kilometers long when completed. The network will connect up five continents with landing points in the United States, Brazil, India, South Africa.
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Meta plans 50,000 km undersea cable to connect the U.S., Brazil, Africa, India, and Australia
Meta plans 50,000 km undersea cable to connect the U.S., Brazil, Africa, India, and Australia. Meta says it will be the longest cable deployed so far and will likely cost the company over $10 billion. The Facebook parent company is part-owner of several undersea communications cables.
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Meta invests billions in Project Waterworth, a new 50,000 km subsea cable network
Project Waterworth will be 50,000 kilometers long, making it the longest undersea cable system in the world. It will connect five continents, establishing critical connections with the United States, Brazil, India, South Africa, and other strategically important markets. The project is consistent with a recent U.S.-India joint statement that included commitments to undersea technology cooperation.
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Meta Building Big-Ass Undersea Internet Cable
Project Waterworth is Meta’s first undersea cable that it is developing on its own. It will be using a “first-of-its-kind routing” technique and enhanced burial techniques. The vast majority of internet traffic traveling between continents transits through subsea cables.
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Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable
Meta plans to build a 50,000km (31,000 mile) subsea cable across the world. The tech giant said Project Waterworth will be the world's longest underwater cable project. It will connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions.
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Meta reveals huge new 50,000km subsea cable project
Meta reveals huge new 50,000km subsea cable project. News comes just a few months after we first learned the company had plans to build a subsea network at the cost of $10 billion. The cable will become the world’s longest and will feature the “highest-capacity technology available”
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Meta to Build Undersea Cable Across Globe
The project involves building a new undersea cable between the U.S., Brazil, South Africa, India, and Australia. The project will enable greater economic cooperation, facilitate digital inclusion, and open opportunities for technological development in these regions, the blog post read. The Oxford Internet Institute's professor Vili Lehdonvirta told the BBC that there has been a shift in which these cables are increasingly laid by large technology companies.
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Meta announces 'world's longest subsea cable project,' says it will be longer than the globe's circumference
Meta announces 'world's longest subsea cable project,' says it will be longer than the globe's circumference. The company described it as a 'multi-billion dollar, multi-year' endeavor. The project will cover more than 50,000 kilometers, which is more than 31,000 miles.
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World’s longest undersea cable that can wrap round Earth to be built by Zuck
Project Waterworth will involve a 50,000km subsea mega cable. Will connect US, India, South Africa and Brazil. Will provide ‘industry-leading connectivity’ to five major continents. Will also help Facebook’s artificial intelligence projects. Will cost $10billion.
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Meta unveils plan for giant sub-sea internet cable
The tech giant announced Project Waterworth will bring industry-leading connectivity to the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other key regions. The cable will be the longest in the world to use a 24 fibre-pair system, reaching 50,000km, longer than the Earth’s circumference.
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Meta plans to build the world's longest subsea cable that will connect the US to India
Meta plans to build the world's longest subsea cable that will connect the US to India. The project will cover over 50,000 kilometers, or about 31,000 miles, making the project's cable longer than the Earth's 24,901-mile circumference. Last November, TechCrunch reported the company may spend over $10 billion on a nearly 25,000-mile underwater cable project.
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