Project aims for world’s 1st petabit-class underwater connection as AI booms
NEC will handle design and construction for Meta Platforms’ Petal undersea cable project. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
NATSUKI YAMAMOTO
September 23, 2026 06:29 JST
TOKYO — Japanese technology group NEC is taking part in an effort by Meta Platforms, the American owner of Facebook and Instagram, to lay a subsea fiber-optic cable connecting the U.S. and France.