Meta halts Persian Gulf segment of massive underwater cable due to Iran war
Meta Platforms Inc. has paused part of a massive effort to expand internet service across Africa as the war in the Middle ...
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Inside Meta's effort to build the world's longest underwater cable
Meta announced Project Waterworth in February 2025, but we haven't heard much about its "most ambitious subsea cable yet"—until now. "The program is moving apace," Andy Palmer-Felgate, a subsea cable ...
Meta's massive undersea cable project delayed in Persian Gulf as Iran conflict escalates
Meta's 2Africa undersea cable project has hit another geopolitical snag, this time in the Persian Gulf. According to Bloomberg, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), the company responsible ...
US-Iran war: Meta’s major Persian Gulf cable project suspended
Meta has reportedly paused work on a segment of its 2Africa underwater cable project in the Persian Gulf due to safety ...
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Meta, Google delay subsea cables going via Red Sea due to security risks - Bloomberg
Multiple subsea internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are not yet complete, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and complicated, ...
The Nation Newspaper
World’s Largest Subsea Cable 2Africa Officially Activated
The worldwide internet relies on giant underwater cables that deliver massive amounts of data between continents. While wireless connections are used within countries, it’s much faster to use these ...
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Google, Meta Delay Red Sea Cables as Security Risks Rattle Plans
Multiple subsea internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to complete as planned, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and ...