Meta announces Petal, a 7,000km transoceanic subsea cable

Meta has unveiled Petal, a 7,000 km subsea cable connecting the United States and France, scheduled for launch in 2029. As the world's first petabit-class transoceanic cable, it will utilize multi-core fiber technology to deliver 1 Pbps capacity, doubling the performance of the Anjana cable. NEC will serve as the system provider, while Sumitomo Electric Industries will supply the fiber and Orange will manage the landing in France. Separately, Amazon has blocked Meta's AI agent, Muse, from making purchases on its marketplace on behalf of users.