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 (about 24,

Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is the second-biggest driver of internet usage globally. Its properties — and their billions of

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Undersea cables are used for intercontinental data traffic. Meta, however, wants to build an exclusive connection connecting practically the entire world.

Meta will be the sole owner and user of the subsea cable and the infrastructure; sources close to the company confirmed to TechCrunch about the project but said it is still in its early stages. Subsea cable pundit Sunil Tagare,