Meta Weighs Sole Ownership Of A $10 Billion Subsea Cable Project
Meta Weighs Sole Ownership Of A $10 Billion Subsea Cable Project
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) plans to build a massive fiber-optic subsea cable and become its sole owner.
Meta Platforms Inc（纳斯达克股票代码：META）计划建造一条巨大的海底光纤电缆，并成为其唯一所有者。
What Happened: The cable would reportedly span 40,000-kilometers and give Meta a dedicated pipe for data traffic worldwide.
发生了什么：据报道，该电缆将跨越 40,000 千米，为 Meta 提供了一条用于全球数据流量的专用管道。
The cable's planned route will span from the east coast of the U.S. to India via South Africa and then to the west coast of the U.S. from India via Australia.
该电缆的计划路线将从美国东海岸经南非延伸到印度，然后从印度经澳大利亚延伸到美国西海岸。
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Sunil Tagare, a subsea cable expert, told TechCrunch that Meta would proceed with the plan with a budget of $2 billion and gradually cross $10 billion after years of work.
海底电缆专家苏尼尔·塔加雷告诉TechCrunch，Meta将以20亿美元的预算继续执行该计划，经过多年的努力，逐步突破100亿美元。
The company's properties and users account for 10% of all fixed and 22% of all mobile traffic. Meta's artificial intelligence investments will likely pose additional positive drivers.
该公司的财产和用户占所有固定流量的10％，占所有移动流量的22％。Meta 的人工智能投资可能会带来额外的积极推动力。
Santosh Janardhan, the company's head of global infrastructure and co-head of engineering, oversees Meta's infrastructure work.
该公司全球基础设施主管兼工程联席主管桑托什·贾纳尔丹负责监督 Meta 的基础设施工作。
Why It Matters: Meta is the second-biggest driver of internet usage globally, thanks to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
为何重要：Meta是全球互联网使用的第二大驱动力，这要归功于Facebook、Instagram和WhatsApp。
The cable could help the company accomplish its ambitions of becoming the sole owner of the infrastructure to support its business, rubbing shoulders with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google which is involved in 33 different routes.
该电缆可以帮助该公司实现其成为基础设施的唯一所有者的雄心，以支持其业务，与参与33条不同航线的Alphabet Inc（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）谷歌并肩作战。
The investment would span across five to ten years, the Verge reports.
据Verge报道，这项投资将持续五到十年。
Meta is part-owner of 16 existing networks, TechCrunch cites telecom analysts Telegeography.
TechCrunch援引电信分析师Telegroography的话说，Meta是16个现有网络的部分所有者。
Meta Platforms stock surged 66% year-to-date.
今年迄今为止，Meta Platforms的股票飙升了66％。
BofA Securities's Justin Post hailed Meta as the top AI pick, backed by generative AI and infrastructure developments. He flagged the prompt and rising adoption of Llama and Meta AI.
在生成式人工智能和基础设施开发的支持下，美银证券的贾斯汀·波斯特称赞Meta是人工智能的首选。他指出，Llama和Meta AI的采用率迅速上升。
Investors can gain exposure to Meta through iShares Global Comm Services ETF (NYSE:IXP) and Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSE:VOX).
投资者可以通过iShares全球通信服务ETF（纽约证券交易所代码：IXP）和Vanguard Communication Services ETF（纽约证券交易所代码：VOX）获得对Meta的敞口。
Price Action: Meta stock is up 1.17% at $575.88 at last check Friday.
价格走势：周五最后一次检查时，Meta股价上涨1.17％，至575.88美元。
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