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Project Waterworth

Kumari Sonali

Project Waterworth:

Meta Platforms has chosen Mumbai and Visakhapatnam as the landing sites for the India leg of its multibillion-dollar undersea cable project Waterworth.Project Waterworth is a subsea cable initiative by Meta Platforms aimed at strengthening global data connectivity. It connects the US, India, Brazil, and South Africa, making it the world’s longest subsea cable, spanning over 50,000 km.Project Waterworth features a W-shaped route that bypasses the Red Sea corridor, reducing risks from geopolitical conflicts and cable damages. Expected to be operational by 2030, with a design capacity of 1 petabit per second (Pbps).The chosen landing sites in India enhance the country’s role in global AI infrastructure, support data localisation, and strengthen India’s digital ecosystem.

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