Meta's new transoceanic undersea cable boasts a whopping petabit of bandwidth — Petal link between US and France will be twice as fast as the last

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It will become the most advanced subsea cable at its length and blow Meta's own 0.5 Pbps Anjana cable system out of the water. Figuratively, of course.Anjana runs from Spain to the US for a total distance of 4,425 miles at a relatively leisurely 480 Tbps thanks to its 24 fiber pairs. No lossless streaming for you.Latest Videos FromTom's HardwareWatch full video here: Either way, you'll have to wait a while for your theoretical music fix.

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▪It will become the most advanced subsea cable at its length and blow Meta's own 0.5 Pbps Anjana cable system out of the water.
▪Figuratively, of course.Anjana runs from Spain to the US for a total distance of 4,425 miles at a relatively leisurely 480 Tbps thanks to its 24 fiber pairs.
▪No lossless streaming for you.Latest Videos FromTom's HardwareWatch full video here: Either way, you'll have to wait a while for your theoretical music fix.

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Networking Meta's new transoceanic undersea cable boasts a whopping petabit of bandwidth — Petal link between US and France will be twice as fast as the last News By Oliver Haslam Published 23 September 2026 Petal puts the mere 500 terabits of Meta's old Anjana cable to shame When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Meta has announced plans to build and install a new subsea cable that will connect France and the United States at a breakneck 1 Pbps (1 petabit per second or 1,000 terabits per second).

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