Meta to spend $10B+ on 25,000-mile submarine internet cable

Facebook parent company Meta plans to build its own sub-sea cable — the source says the company plans to “avoid areas of geopolitical tension”
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Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world, sources say
Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is the second-biggest driver of internet usage globally. Its properties — and their billions of
Report: Meta to spend $10B+ on 25,000-mile submarine internet cable
Meta Platforms Inc. plans to spend more than $10 billion on a submarine internet cable that will circle the globe, TechCrunch reported today.
Report: Meta Plans Undersea Cable Spanning The Entire Planet
Meta may try and avoid areas where there is geopolitical tension when building the cable, including the Red Sea, the South China Sea, and Egypt.
Meta is reportedly building a $10 billion underwater cable that will circle the globe
Meta plans a $10 billion global underwater cable project spanning 25,000 miles, which would be solely owned by Meta, TechCrunch reported.
Meta intends to make $10B subsea cable spanning the globe, TC reports
Meta intends to construct a new, major, fibre-optic subsea cable extending across the globe, a 40,000-plus kilometer project that could total more
Meta to build $10B global underwater internet cable: Report
The parent company of Facebookis reportedly planning to build a $10 billion underwater fiber-optic cable that will go around the world.
Meta is reportedly planning to build a nearly 25k mile subsea cable that could cost $10B
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