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 (納斯達克:META) 計劃建設一條巨大的光纖海底電纜，併成爲其唯一所有者。
What Happened: The cable would reportedly span 40,000-kilometers and give Meta a dedicated pipe for data traffic worldwide.
據報道，這條電纜將橫跨40,000公里，爲Meta提供一條專用的數據傳輸通道。
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.
電纜的規劃路線將從美國東海岸出發，經過南非到達印度，然後從印度經過澳洲到達美國西海岸。
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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.
海底電纜專家Sunil Tagare告訴TechCrunch，Meta將以20億的預算推進該計劃，並在多年的努力後逐步超過100億。
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.
該公司的資產和用戶數佔所有固定和移動流量的10%和22%。Meta在人工智能方面的投資可能會成爲額外的積極推動因素。
Santosh Janardhan, the company's head of global infrastructure and co-head of engineering, oversees Meta's infrastructure work.
該公司全球基礎設施負責人兼工程聯合負責人Santosh Janardhan負責Meta的基礎設施工作。
Why It Matters: Meta is the second-biggest driver of internet usage globally, thanks to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
重要性：由於Facebook、Instagram和WhatsApp，Meta成爲全球第二大互聯網使用推動者。
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.
這條電纜可能幫助公司實現其成爲支持其業務的基礎設施唯一所有者的雄心，與參與33條不同路線的alphabet inc (納斯達克:GOOG) (納斯達克:GOOGL)谷歌肩並肩。
The investment would span across five to ten years, the Verge reports.
據Verge報道，這項投資將持續五到十年。
Meta is part-owner of 16 existing networks, TechCrunch cites telecom analysts Telegeography.
據TechCrunch引述電信分析機構Telegeography，Meta是16個現有網絡的部分所有者。
Meta Platforms stock surged 66% year-to-date.
Meta Platforms股票今年迄今上漲了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.
美銀證券的Justin Post稱讚Meta是最佳人工智能選擇，得益於生成性人工智能和基礎設施的發展。他指出Llama和Meta AI的快速增長和上漲採納。
Investors can gain exposure to Meta through iShares Global Comm Services ETF (NYSE:IXP) and Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSE:VOX).
投資者可以通過iShares全球通信服務etf (紐交所:IXP) 和通訊服務etf-vanguard (紐交所:VOX)獲得對Meta的投資敞口。
Price Action: Meta stock is up 1.17% at $575.88 at last check Friday.
價格走勢：截至上週五最後一次檢查，Meta股票上漲了1.17%，達到575.88美元。
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