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New Delhi: Meta’s announcement of Candle, a new 8,000 kilometre subsea cable system linking six Asian economies — Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore — marks one of the most significant digital infrastructure investments in the Asia Pacific region this decade. Slated to launch in 2028 with an estimated capacity of 570 terabits per second (Tbps), Candle will be the largest capacity subsea cable in the region and a cornerstone of Meta’s broader effort to expand high speed connectivity for more than 580 million people across East and Southeast Asia.

With this move, the US tech giant, which operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, is consolidating its presence in the world’s fastest growin

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