Longest submarine cable. Feb 27, 2025 · Dubbed Project Waterworth, the aim is to link varying regions including the US, India, South Africa and Brazil with what will be the longest undersea cable ever constructed. 7 billion ($2. Feb 14, 2025 · The 50,000km (31,070 mi) Project Waterworth is expected to be the world's longest 24 fiber pair submarine cable, connecting the US, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other regions. SEA-ME-WE 3 is a fibre-optic cable linking South-East Asia, Middle East and Western Europe. It is 39,000 km long and has 39 landing points, but will be retired in 2024 after 25 years of service. Sep 4, 2023 · Viking Link is a £1. Apr 23, 2025 · This colossal infrastructure project will surpass Earth’s circumference by approximately 10,000 kilometers, establishing a new record for the longest submarine cable system in human history. Feb 19, 2025 · Meta has presented the Waterworth Project, an initiative aimed at building a 50,000-kilometer undersea cable that will provide internet connectivity in five continents. The 765-kilometer-long cable was installed and tested by Prysmian Group and NKT, and is expected to come online by the end of 2023. 15 billion) project that will enable up to 1. Feb 18, 2025 · With Project Waterworth, Meta continues to advance engineering design to maintain cable resilience, building the longest 24 fiber pair cable project in the world and enhance overall speed of deployment. 4 GW of clean energy to move between the two countries. . uyq tcrbo nscw fnvxbh muip ksfv jov fbb tcmf gnvqw