Meta unveils Petal cable linking US and France
Meta has announced Petal, a new transatlantic undersea cable linking the United States and France that is designed to carry 1 petabit of data per second when it enters service in 2029. The roughly 7,000-kilometre system will be the first transoceanic subsea cable built for petabit-class capacity and the first to deploy multi-core fibre technology at scale, according to Meta. The company said the…
Meta has introduced Petal, a new transatlantic undersea cable connecting the United States and France. The cable, set to become operational in 2029, boasts an impressive 1 petabit of data transfer capability per second, nearly doubling the capacity of Meta's existing Anjana system. The 7,000-kilometre cable marks the first transoceanic undersea system designed for petabit-class capacity and the first to utilize multi-core fibre technology on a large scale.
Developed in partnership with NEC and Sumitomo Electric Industries, and supported by Orange in bringing the cable ashore and connecting it to European networks, Petal will employ advanced multi-core fibre technology to increase capacity without significantly boosting power or infrastructure. The innovative design includes a single-body repeater capable of handling 96 fibre cores, ensuring efficient signal amplification along the cable's length.
Meta's investment in such high-capacity infrastructure is part of a broader strategy to meet the growing demand for bandwidth driven by cloud computing, video streaming, artificial intelligence, and other data-intensive services.
Written by urgent.news from Arabian Post's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
