- It is the 2nd source of all internet traffic - Services account for 10% of fixes and 22% of all mobile traffic - Investments for AI can further increase the figure - Submarine cable length will be 40+ thousand kilometers - The investment for such a project could be $10+ billion - It will be its sole owner and user - The initial budget to start the project will be $2 billion - The budget will increase as implementation progresses over a few years - Project details are expected to be revealed in early 2025 - For example, cable route, bandwidth, etc. - It will probably go from the US to India via South Africa - Then from India, it will go back to the US via Australia - In fact, it will form a “W” around the globe - The company also co-owns 16 current networks