Meta launches Project Waterworth – subsea infrastructure for global AI potential
Meta has announced the launch of Project Waterworth, the world’s longest subsea cable, aimed at expanding economic cooperation and developing digital infrastructure, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
Project Waterworth is a subsea cable system with a total length of over 50,000 km—10,000 km longer than the Earth's circumference. According to the company, this new system will span five major continents. Project Waterworth will bring industry-leading connectivity to the US, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other key regions.
“Subsea cables projects, such as Project Waterworth, are the backbone of global digital infrastructure, accounting for more than 95% of intercontinental traffic across the world’s oceans to seamlessly enable digital communication, video experiences, online transactions, and more. Project Waterworth will be a multi-billion dollar, multi-year investment to strengthen the scale and reliability of the world’s digital highways by opening three new oceanic corridors with the abundant, high speed connectivity needed to drive AI innovation around the world,” Meta stated in its blog.
Project Waterworth will enhance data transmission efficiency and adapt the network to the growing demands of the digital economy. The company emphasizes that the new cable will be a crucial component in delivering the benefits of AI and other emerging technologies to people everywhere, regardless of where they live or work.
“We’ve driven infrastructure innovation with various partners over the past decade, developing more than 20 subsea cables. This includes multiple deployments of industry-leading subsea cables of 24 fiber pairs – compared to the typical 8 to 16 fiber pairs of other new systems. These investments enable unmatched connectivity for our world’s increasing digital needs,” reads the Meta post.
Earlier, Kazinform News Agency reported that Meta might suspend AI projects over security concerns.