Meta, NEC, Sumitomo Electric partner on Petal transatlantic submarine cable system - META News | RalliesMeta, NEC, Sumitomo Electric partner on Petal transatlantic submarine cable system
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META• Petal cable system planned for US-France route
- Sumitomo Electric joined Meta and NEC in a collaboration to build Petal, a transatlantic submarine cable system targeting petabit-class capacity.
- The system is planned to span about 7,000 km between the US and France, with operations scheduled to start in 2029.
- Meta will fund and operate the cable, while NEC will handle overall design and construction.
- Sumitomo Electric will supply two-core fiber for the project, enabling 48 core-pairs to roughly double capacity versus the Anjana system.
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