WORLDTECHMeta's new transoceanic undersea cable boasts a whopping petabit of bandwidth
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What happened
Meta says that Petal is expected to enter service in 2029. Anjana runs from Spain to the US for a total distance of 4,425 miles at a relatively leisurely 480 Tbps thanks to its 24 fiber pairs.
But Petal ratchets things up a notch, using 48 fiber pairs and a two-core fiber-based solution (with 24 pairs each) to achieve 1 Pbps across transatlantic distances. Either way, you'll have to wait a while for your theoretical music fix.
It'll be built in partnership with NEC and Sumitomo Electric Industries, with support for the French landing from Orange. As the number of connected devices continues to grow, these cables become all the more important.
Sources & evidence
- Tom's Hardware Reporting source
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