Meta announced Candle, a new subsea cable for Asia-Pacific, launching in 2028. It will span 8,000 kilometres, bringing connectivity to over 580 million people across six nations.

Oct 06, 2025

Meta has announced the launch of subsea cable in the Asia-Pacific region, called Candle, in 2028. The subsea cable spans approximately 8,000 km and connects Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

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