Expert Comment: What does Meta’s undersea cable plan mean for geopolitics?

Published on March 10, 2025

Meta recently announced Project Waterworth, the company’s plan to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions via a 50,000km (31,000 mile) cable system. Professor Vili Lehdonvirta, Professor of Economic Sociology and Digital Social Research, and DPhil candidate Anniki Mikelsaar, both of the Oxford Internet Institute, ask what geopolitical and economic significance this new project may have.
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