Meta announces Petal, first petabit-class transoceanic subsea cable
Meta announced Petal, a subsea cable connecting France and the United States over roughly 7,000 km. Meta says it will be the first subsea cable to deliver petabit capacity at transoceanic distances and the first to deploy multi-core fiber technology at scale. It is expected to enter service in 2029.
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