Yuan has proposed Waterworth Project, Initiative to Build 50,000km Undersea cable This will provide internet Connectivity across the five continents. The company attempts to strengthen control over its services management and ensure that it develops its necessary infrastructure, especially AI-based products.
Submarine cables support more than 95% of intercontinental Internet traffic. “The Waterworth project will be a multi-billion-dollar multi-year investment that can enhance the world by opening three new ocean corridors and opening the rich high-speed connectivity required for AI innovation around the world The size and reliability of digital highways. ” postal About this work. This project is the first Report Last fall, entrepreneur Sunil Tagare.
According to the company, the cross-euro cable will be longer than the circumference of the earth, making it the longest in the world. It will have landing sites in India, the United States, Brazil, South Africa and other strategic locations. The company suggests that the construction of the network will bring huge opportunities to the AI field, especially the Indian market.
“In India, we have seen significant growth and investment in digital infrastructure, and Waterworth will help accelerate this progress and support the country’s ambitious plans for its digital economy,” the company’s post read. .”
Last week, President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released a joint statement Cooperation between the two countries. The document includes commitments on subsea technology and mentions the Waterworth Project.
“To support the larger Indian Ocean connection, leaders also welcome Mehta’s announcement of multibillion-dollar investment in a submarine cable TV project that will begin work this year and eventually exceed 50,000 kilometers to connect the five continents and strengthen global digital roads in the Indian Ocean region in addition to the above,” the White House statement said.
The new subsea network will use a cable architecture and design with 24 fiber pairs, designed to maximize deep water routing to up to 7,000 meters. Meta claims to have improved its burial technology in high-risk areas, such as nearshore waters, Reduce the risk of damage From ship anchors and other external factors.
Meta’s ecosystem, which includes services like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Some accounts 10% of fixed traffic and 22% of global mobile traffic. Over the past decade, the company has developed over 20 submarine cables with various partners. Waterworth will be the first project the company has fully owned.
According to the TV viewing service of the professional company, Meta will compete directly with Google directly with Google, the expert company’s TV viewing agency said there are 33 cable routes, some of which are exclusively owned. Other technology companies such as Amazon and Microsoft also invest in the field, although they only have a common interest or gain capabilities on existing cables.
This story originally appeared in wired español and has been translated into Spanish.
