Meta* wants to implement a large-scale project to lay an underwater Internet cable with a length of more than 40 thousand rubles. km, refer to the TechCrunch source.
Initially, the cost of the project was estimated at $2 billion, but later the budget increased to $10 billion. Construction may take several years due to the complexity of implementation and a lack of contractors.
The supply of cable ships is now very limited: they are expensive and booked for several years in advance. Finding a resource to implement a project in the near future is not an easy task.
Ranulph Scarborough, Subsea Research Industry Analyst
At the moment the project is at an early stage. Meta* is expected to publicly announce it in early 2025. At the same time, the proposed route, capacity and rationale for laying the cable will be disclosed.
The cable is expected to run from the US east coast to India via South Africa and then continue from India to the US west coast via Australia.
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Another important detail of the project is that Meta* will be a wooden submarine cable for the first time. This is the one who will allow the company to decide on its own whether it will be able to gain access to the infrastructure. Currently Meta* is the owner of 16 underwater pencils. The company’s services account for 10% of Internet traffic and 22% of local Internet traffic. [TechCrunch]
*recognized as extremist and banned in Russia
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