US tech giant Meta has announced the launch of the largest capacity subsea cable in the Asia-Pacific region, called Candle, in 2028.

Candle will span approximately 8,000 kilometres, bringing increased connectivity to Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, the company said in a statement.

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The project will offer a capacity of around 570 terabits per second (Tbps), serving over 580 million people, according to the company. Meta announced that Candle will use 24 fibre-pair technology to deliver bandwidth similar to its largest capacity cable, namely Anjana. The new cable will be developed in collaboration with regional telecom partners, the company noted.

The company also shared updates to several existing subsea projects, including the completion

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