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New proposals look to secure subsea cables against foreign adversaries This includes a default denial of contracts to Chinese ...
SJC2 is a high-capacity optical submarine cable system connecting 10 locations across the Asia region. Constructed by NEC, ...
According to a statement from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC will vote on rules to "unleash submarine cable investment to ...
Submarine cables have been around for a long time, and they're more important than ever for the modern world. Without them, society would grind to a halt.
A new generation of subsea cables can collect important data about what’s happening in the ocean. So why aren’t more of them already in use?
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) yesterday appealed to the global community for collective action and collaboration against submarine cables disruptions and cuts that could slow ...
As India’s submarine cable infrastructure continues to expand, addressing the challenges of repair capacity, landing station diversification, and domestic cable connectivity is critical for ...
The U.N. technology agency has created a new body to boost protection for submarine cables, aiming to help shore them up against damage and accelerate repairs after a series of high-profile failures.
In the vast and strategically critical Indo-Pacific region, submarine cables have emerged as a vital yet vulnerable component of global infrastructure. These underwater cables, which span ...
Largest trans-Pacific submarine cable system boosts network capacity to support delivery of ubiquitous high-capacity 800Gb, 400Gb and 100Gb services, claiming to hit service delivery targets as ...
Historically, the design of high-voltage submarine cables includes steel tensile elements (armoring) stranded around the circumference of the power cable core. Typically, the steel tensile elements ...
Deep under the sea lie the telecommunications cables that keep the world interconnected and the global economy humming. Here's how they're built, and what happens when one breaks.