Meta’s latest undersea cable projects expands digital infrastructure, enhancing global data transfer speeds and supporting the growing demand for AI-driven applications.

After being rumored to be in the early stages of the project last year, Meta confirmed today that it's building "Project Waterworth," an over 50,00 km subsea cable that will connect five continents. The company has partnered on other cable projects previously,

Called Project Waterworth, the 50,000 km long cable will connect India, US, Brazil, South Africa and other “key regions”

The company says the multi-billion dollar investment is needed to strengthen the reliability of the global internet and support AI innovation.