Meta presented Waterworth project, an initiative to develop a 50,000 km plan Cable That will provide Internet Connect in the continent. The company sought to strengthen the control of its services and ensure the infrastructure necessary for the development of its products, especially products based on artificial intelligence.
The submarine cable supports more than 95 percent of intercontinental internet traffic. The Waterworth project will be a billion -dollar investment, for many years to enhance the size and reliability of the world digital highway by opening three new ocean corridors with high speed connections, Needed to promote AI's innovation worldwide, the company said in the company one parcel About commitment. The project is the first report Last fall by businessman Sunil Targer.
Cable alternating will be longer than the perimeter of the earth, making it the longest in the world, according to the company. It will have landing points in India, the United States, Brazil, South Africa and other strategic locations. The company said that building this network will bring significant opportunities in AI space, especially in the Indian market.
“In India, where we have seen significant growth and investment in digital infrastructure, Waterworth will help accelerate this process and support the country's ambitious plans for the economy. My digital sacrifice “, compay's article.
Last week, President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi issued together declare About the cooperation between the two countries. This document includes commitments on underweight technologies and refers to the Waterworth project.
“Larger connection support in the Indian Ocean, the leaders also welcomed the Meta's announcement of a billions of investments, many years in a sea cable project will start work this year and last year. Together lasting more than 50,000 km to connect the continental five and strengthen the global digital highway in the Indo -Ocean region and moreover, “the declaration was made by the White House.
The new seabed network will use cable architecture with 24 pairs of fibers and routers designed to maximize deep water routing, reaching 7,000 meters. Meta claimed to have improved its burial techniques in high -risk areas, such as water near shallow shallow waters, so that Reduce the risk of damage From ship anchor and other external factors.
The ecosystem of the meta, including services like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, by Some accounts Includes up to 10 percent of fixed traffic and 22 percent of mobile flow globally. Over the past decade, the company has developed more than 20 seabed cables cooperating with many different partners. Waterworth will be the first project owned by the company.
With this initiative, Meta will compete directly with Google, where there are about 33 cables on the seabed, some of them are exclusively owned, according to the professional company Telegography. Other technology companies such as Amazon and Microsoft are also investing in this field, although they only possess common benefits or have the capacity on existing cables.
This story initially appeared on Stringed in Spanish And was translated from Spanish.