In the field of submarine fiber optic cables that support international communications, 50% of the new cable laying between now and 2025 will be financed by Google and the US company Meta. Submarine fiber optic cables are the core infrastructure of the internet and carry 99% of global data communications. Large IT companies have a significant global presence in cloud services and other fields, and their involvement in public infrastructure will increase. Nikkei reported on the sponsors of fiber optic cables exceeding 1,000 kilometers, primarily used for international communications, based on data from the US research firm TeleGeography.
From 2023 to 2025, the world will have 314,000 kilometers of optical cables45% of these projects are being carried out by companies funded by Google and Meta. From 2014 to 2016, this proportion was 20%. Meta invested in approximately 110,000 kilometers (including the joint investment of the two companies), and Google contributed approximately 60,000 kilometers. For long-distance fiber optic cables exceeding 5,000 kilometers, Google has 14 (including 5 funded separately), the largest number.
Including those already completed, Google and Meta will control 23% of the cables fiber optics (1.25 million kilometers) laid between 2001 and 2025. Judging by the distance laid in the 15 years until 2025, Meta and Google occupy first and second place respectively, surpassing global communications giants such as Vodafone of the United Kingdom and Orange of France that have supported the construction of submarine fiber optic cables in the past.
Post time: Dec-15-2022
