Finish line The longest such cable in the world. The giant announces plans

Project Waterworth, combining five continents, is to enable “more efficient economic cooperation, facilitate digital integration and open technological development opportunities” in areas connected by a submarine cable, “the meta in social media said. Currently, the Earth's bullet is fertilized by over 600 submarine cable systems, which pass over 95 percent. World Internet Traffic – reminded the BBC station portal. Technology companies, which are the main providers of internet service, have already invested huge sums in cable infrastructure – the website emphasized. Last year, Google announced that he would laid the first submarine cable connecting Africa and Australia.

According to Professor Vili Lehdonvirty from the Oxford Internet Institute, the submits are increasingly arranged by large technology companies that are able to independently finance such infrastructure. In his opinion, “this may be important for political decision -makers, concerned about concentration on digital markets.” The finish line is going to arrange a cable to a depth of up to 7,000. meters with “the use of improved techniques, (…) to avoid damage caused by ships anchors and other threats.” The route of the planned cable bypasses the most commonly used routes, i.e. Europe and China and potential inflammatory points in the Suez Canal and in the South China Sea. According to Lehdonvirty, connection USA With the main markets in the southern hemisphere can be seen as “strengthening the American economic and infrastructure power abroad.”