Meta’s plan is globe-spanning all internet cable

Meta has announced a plan to build a 50,000 km (31,000 mi) Sabasia cable worldwide.

Tech veteran said that Project Waterworth – America, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions – will be the world’s longest water project on completion.

Meta, who owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has sought to expand its presence in technology beyond social media, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the infrastructure supporting it.

It said that its new cable project will provide “industry-component connectivity” to five major continents and will help support its AI projects.

“This project will enable more and more economic cooperation, digital inclusion facilities and open opportunities for technological development in these areas,” Meta said in a blog post,

According to the firm, the cable will be the longest to the longest till date that uses a 24 fiber-jodi system, which gives it a high capacity.

Sabasia cables have become rapidly important as they provide the means of strengthening various types of digital services and transferring data worldwide at a speed.

A regular quoted figure is transferred to more than 95% of the world’s internet traffic through undergraduate cables.

Telecom market research firm Telezography says that there are currently more than 600 publicly known subcia cable systems worldwide.

It includes 2africa cables, supported by meta and mobile network operators such as Orange, Vodafone and China Mobile, which connects three continents and extends to 45,000 km.

And tech firms working as key providers of web services have invested huge amount in cable infrastructure.

Google said that in 2024 it will build the first sub -kebal to connect Africa and Australia, and Announced Investment $ 1BN to promote connectivity to Japan with two new sub -centers in the Pacific Ocean.

Telecom and Technology Analyst Paolo Pescatore told the BBC that Meta has “shown a strong desire for more of connectivity slices”.

He said, “This is another performance as it attempts to leap rivals in providing a unique experience to users by tightly integrating its growing aspirations in hardware, software, platforms and connectivity,” he said.

“Finally these tricks, while welcome from an investment perspective, will increase the forward eyebrows among regulators and other key stakeholders, which in view of the increasing dominance of Big Tech.”

The increasing importance of Sabasia cable has raised concerns over their vulnerability for attacks or accidents.

After a part of separate cables, experts have stated that undercord communication infrastructure is a growing area for geo -political stress and conflict.

NATO launched a mission in January to increase the monitoring of ships in the Baltic Sea Last year after damage to important undercare cables,

A British parliamentary committee Recently released A call for evidence about the flexibility of the UK in front of the possible disruption.

It pointed to increase the growing anxiety on Russian and Chinese abilities, which at risk to capture the undercut infrastructure – especially during the increased stress or period of conflict “.

Meta said that in its blog post, announcing the project waterworth, it will keep its cable system deep up to 7,000 meters and “use increased buried techniques in high -risk defect areas, such as shallow water, ship anchor and” near the coast. To avoid harm from other dangers “.