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Meta, NEC, and Sumitomo Electric Partner on Petal Submarine Cable

2 reports, 2 independent Updated Sep 22
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What happened

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Meta, NEC, and Sumitomo Electric Industries have begun collaboration on the Petal submarine cable project. This transatlantic system will span approximately 7,000 km between the United States and France. Petal is designed to be the world’s first commercial petabit optical submarine cable system, achieving a capacity of 1 petabit per second. The cable is scheduled to commence operation in 2029.

From thefastmode.com, yahoo.com

Why it matters

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The project addresses the rapidly increasing need for resilient and reliable communication infrastructure due to growing global traffic. Petal is expected to double the capacity of today's most advanced transoceanic cables. This represents a major increase in transoceanic transmission capacity linking major digital hubs.

From thefastmode.com, yahoo.com

Who's involved

  • MetaFunds and operates the Petal submarine cable system.
  • NECResponsible for the overall design and construction of the two-core system.
  • Sumitomo Electric IndustriesWill provide the two-core fiber for the submarine cable system.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • Sumitomo Electric IndustriesSpeculative

    Sumitomo Electric Industries might see increased demand for its specialized two-core fiber supply contracts.

  • NECSpeculative

    NEC could see increased revenue from leading the design and construction of the Petal cable system.

  • MetaSpeculative

    Meta could enhance its core global connectivity and operational capacity through funding and operating the cable.

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