Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced plans to lay a 50,000-kilometre undersea cable to improve internet connectivity across multiple continents.

The project will connect regions such as the United States, South Africa, India, and Brazil, aiming to enhance digital communication and support the increasing demand for artificial intelligence services.

The company revealed this plan in a blog post on Tuesday but did not specify when the project would be completed.

According to Meta, undersea cables play a crucial role in global internet infrastructure, with over 1.2 million kilometres of such cables already installed worldwide.

These fibre-optic cables help transmit vast amounts of data, ensuring stable a...