What's happening?
Meta is targeting a new capacity threshold in the subsea cables that form the backbone of intercontinental internet traffic. The project announced by the company aims to reach a data capacity of 125 TB per second, far above existing subsea cables.
Why it matters
Subsea cables carry the bulk of internet traffic between countries. As AI data centers and cloud services grow, so does demand for intercontinental bandwidth. Meta's project claims to take cable capacity to the next level in response to that demand.
Meta's cable push
Meta has been focusing on subsea cables recently. The company recently introduced Petal, the world's first petabit-class transatlantic cable project. The new announcement stands out as a separate project.
What's still unclear
The source text does not provide details on the cable's route, completion timeline or investment amount. The scope of the story will become clearer as that information is disclosed.
