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:META) 计划建设一条巨大的光纤海底电缆，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.
据报道，这条电缆将横跨40,000公里，为Meta提供一条专用的数据传输通道。
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.
电缆的规划路线将从美国东海岸出发，经过南非到达印度，然后从印度经过澳洲到达美国西海岸。
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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Sunil Tagare告诉TechCrunch，Meta将以20亿的预算推进该计划，并在多年的努力后逐步超过100亿。
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.
该公司的资产和用户数占所有固定和移动流量的10%和22%。Meta在人工智能方面的投资可能会成为额外的积极推动因素。
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负责人兼工程联合负责人Santosh Janardhan负责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.
重要性：由于Facebook、Instagram和WhatsApp，Meta成为全球第二大互联网使用推动者。
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.
这条电缆可能帮助公司实现其成为支持其业务的基础设施唯一所有者的雄心，与参与33条不同路线的alphabet inc (纳斯达克:GOOG) (纳斯达克:GOOGL)谷歌肩并肩。
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.
据TechCrunch引述电信分析机构Telegeography，Meta是16个现有网络的部分所有者。
Meta Platforms stock surged 66% year-to-date.
Meta Platforms股票今年迄今上涨了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.
美银证券的Justin Post称赞Meta是最佳人工智能选择，得益于生成性人工智能和基础设施的发展。他指出Llama和Meta AI的快速增长和上涨采纳。
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 (纽交所:IXP) 和通讯服务etf-vanguard (纽交所:VOX)获得对Meta的投资敞口。
Price Action: Meta stock is up 1.17% at $575.88 at last check Friday.
价格走势：截至上周五最后一次检查，Meta股票上涨了1.17%，达到575.88美元。
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