Feb. 18 (UPI) --Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, confirmed plans Monday to build the world's longest subsea cable that will circle the Earth and connect five continents.

Spanning over 50,000 kilometers, Project Waterworth aims to link five major continents ... Earth's circumference), making it the world's longest subsea cable project using the highest-capacity ...

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Meta has unveiled Project Waterworth , a $10 billion initiative to build the world's longest subsea cable, spanning over 50,000 kilometers. This massive infrastructure ...

The cable is designed to boost internet connectivity ... in 2020 by a group of telecom operators including Telecom Egypt, Meta Platforms Inc., China Mobile International, and Orange SA.