In a groundbreaking move to enhance global digital connectivity, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced Project Waterworth, an ambitious initiative to construct the world's longest undersea internet cable. Spanning over 50,000 kilometers—surpassing the Earth's circumference of approximately 40,075 kilometers—the cable aims to link the United States, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other regions across five continents.
The multi-billion-dollar project is slated for completion by the end of the decade and is designed to bolster internet infrastructure to support. . .