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Facebook building subsea cable that will encompass the world
Facebook building subsea cable that will span the globe. Biggest project ever.
This semi-secret cable reflects META's desire for network resiliency given the four month Red Sea down time that AAE-1 and other subsea work horses suffered during the first half of 2024. It appears willing to suffer a latency penalty to avoid the Red Sea as well as Egypt's expensive digital toll roads. While Egypt's terrestrial routes for submarine cables are good, they are overpriced and elevate market wavelength pricing.
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