Meta announced a new and ambitious submarine cable project named “Project Waterworth.” Once completed, this project will become the longest submarine cable project globally, spanning 50,000 kilometers. Crossing all continents, Project Waterworth will connect five continents with landing points in the United States, Brazil, India, South Africa, and other key regions. What is the aim of Project Waterworth? Meta is constructing this project to support applications such as digital communication, video experiences, and online transactions. Moreover, it emphasizes that this network will play a crucial role in enabling the global spread of artificial intelligence services. The project will be built with a new architecture using 24 fiber pairs, with plans to lay the cables deep into the waters at depths of up to 7,000 meters. Project Waterworth will reinforce Meta’s digital infrastructure and support AI innovation worldwide by providing high-speed connections. This multi-billion-dollar investment will revolutionize digital communication, enhancing the scale and reliability of global digital highways. The significance of India According to Ingrid Lunden, Meta’s desire to establish a direct connection to India, where artificial intelligence data centers and cloud services are rapidly evolving, was the starting point for the project. There has been no confirmation or denial from the company regarding this matter. The only example is Google Upon completion of the project, Meta will become the second company to have its submarine cable route. Currently, the only company with this privilege is Google. While tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft are present in this field, they only have partnerships and no exclusive submarine cable routes.