[Source: BBC NEWS]
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.
It said its new cable project would provide “industry-leading connectivity” to five major continents and help support its AI projects.
“This project will enable greater economic co-operation, facilitate digital inclusion, and open opportunities for technological development in these regions,” Meta said in a blog post.
The cable would be the longest to date that uses a 24 fibre-pair system, giving it a higher capacity, according to the firm.
