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Meta builds massive undersea cable network to power AI

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Meta is significantly expanding its global infrastructure by investing heavily in undersea cable networks, aiming to provide unprecedented data capacity. The company recently announced Petal, a 4,300-mile cable connecting the U.S. and France, designed to deliver petabit-scale capacity, doubling current transoceanic capabilities. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to support its growing AI products, such as the Muse agent, by ensuring massive data transfer between its data centers and users worldwide. Meta's subsea cable investments now span six continents, with ambitious projects like Project Waterworth aiming to connect over 31,000 miles of ocean floor. AI

IMPACT Enables massive data transfer required for advanced AI agents and models, potentially accelerating AI service deployment globally.

RANK_REASON Major infrastructure investment by a Tier-1 tech company to support AI products. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Meta builds massive undersea cable network to power AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · James LaForge ·

    Meta is building one of the world’s biggest undersea cable networks—it’s just one piece of a growing seafloor empire spanning 6 continents

    Meta's Petal cable is the latest of more than 20 subsea projects the company has bet on as its AI push demands ever more data capacity.

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