Meta plans to deploy a multi-billion dollar cable that will span the globe.
The 50,000km (31,070 mi) Project Waterworth is expected to be the world's longest 24 fiber pair submarine cable, connecting the US, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other regions.
The company said that it would deploy 'first-of-its-kind routing,' allowing it to be laid at depths up to 7,000 meters (23,000 ft), and use enhanced burial techniques in high-risk fault areas, such as shallow waters near the coast.
"Project Waterworth will be a multi-billion dollar, multi-year investment to strengthen the scale and reliability of the world’s digital highways by opening three new oceanic corridors with the abundant, high speed connectivity needed to drive AI innovation around the world," said Meta network engineers Gaya Nagarajan and Alex-Handrah Aimé.
Specific route details, costs, and timelines were not shared. An October report on the rumored cable suggested that it could cost $2 billion, be fully owned by Meta, and potentially land in Jio data centers in India.
Meta is also behind the 45,000km 2Africa cable, which was previously set to be the world's longest, connecting 33 countries with 46 landing points across Africa, Europe, and Asia. That cable is part funded by Telecom Egypt, China Mobile International, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Vodafone, and the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC).
The tech giant is also reportedly planning to build a Taiwan-US cable, dubbed ORCA, though it has not officially confirmed the project.
