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The BBC is reporting that Meta has announced plans to build a 50,000 kilometre 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.
It said its new cable project would provide “industry-leading connectivity” to five major continents and help support its AI projects.
Meta said in a blog post that this project will enable greater economic co-operation, facilitate digital inclusion, and open opportunities for technological development in these regions.
According to the firm, the cable would be the longest to date that uses a 24 fibre-pair system, giving it a higher capacity.
Sub-sea cables have become increasingly important as they provide the means to power a variety of digital services and transfer data worldwide at speed.
One regularly-cited statistic suggests more than 95 percent of the world’s internet traffic is transferred through undersea cables.
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