Meta is reportedly planning to build a world-spanning fiber-optic subsea cable for its own exclusive use to bolster the reliability of its products and online platforms.
Meta is reportedly planning to build a world-spanning fiber-optic subsea cable for its own exclusive use. According to TechCrunch, the $10 billion project will create a new 40,000+ kilometer cable network around the world that avoids “areas of geopolitical tension” where subsea cables have been sabotaged, such as the Red Sea, the South China Sea, Egypt, Marseilles, the Straits of Malacca, and Singapore.
Subsea cable expert Sunil Tagare first reported on Meta’s plan to build the “mother of all submarine cables” — dubbed “W,” for its shape — back in October, estimating that the effort would require a $10 billion investment and likely take between 5-10 years to complete. TechCrunch says the plans are still in the early stages, and that Meta is expected to reveal more — such as the capacity, intended route, and why it’s privately building the cable — sometime in early 2025.
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