Meta is believed to be working on its own subsea cable plans worth $10bn+ They would link the US with South Africa, India and Australia The company’s services account for 10% of fixed and 22% of ...

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and other Big Tech companies all own parts of other global cable systems — but none own their private line outright, according to TechCrunch. Experts say there are ...

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That would bring Meta in line with Google’s efforts, which privately owns a handful of cable routes and has invested in 33 others. Subsea cable expert Sunil Tagare first reported on Meta’s ...

TechCrunch has confirmed with sources close to the company that Meta plans to build a new, major, fiber-optic subsea cable extending around the world — a 40,000+ kilometer project that could ...

The tracking data showed that it also crossed other undersea infrastructure in the Baltic, including four gas and oil pipelines, a power line and another telecommunications cable under construction.

A Chinese ship was surrounded by European vessels due to suspicions it attempted to sabotage fiber-optic undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Yi Peng 3, a ...