Building backbone network infrastructure

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This post details Meta's continued investment in core backbone network infrastructure, specifically focusing on building new long-haul fiber routes to connect data centers in Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina. It also highlights the company's pragmatic approach to network infrastructure investment, including leveraging existing partnerships, co-investing in new infrastructure, and leading investments in new fiber-optic cable routes when specific needs arise. The post introduces Middle Mile Infrastructure, a Facebook subsidiary operating as a wholesale provider to offer excess fiber capacity to third parties, including local and regional providers, to extend service to underserved areas. It also references past infrastructure investments, such as the 200-mile cable connecting data centers in New Mexico and Texas, and collaborations on subsea fiber-optic cables like Marea, Havfrue, and Jupiter.