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African subsea cables controlled by Big Tech – what could go wrong?
Google and Meta’s African subsea networks are raising questions about how much control Big Tech should have over internet infrastructure. Read more…
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SX NEXT cable connecting Australia and US lights up in July
Stakeholder Telstra says SX NEXT packs 72 Tbps of capacity and is the shortest subsea route connecting Australia to the US. Read more…
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Airtel backs new SEA-ME-WE 6, Maldives gov’t backs Jio’s IAX
Airtel and Reliance Jio reveal separate deals involving two subsea cable projects – the new SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium and Jio’s IAX project. Read more…
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Tonga gets voice back but internet connectivity at least a month away
Voice links between Tonga and the wider world are being reconnected, but restoring full internet connectivity could take a month or more. Read more…
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Tonga cut off from the world after volcano ruptures its only subsea cable
Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repairing its damaged subsea cable. Read more…
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Excluding Hong Kong leg of PLCN cable redraws SE Asia connectivity map
Although not irreversible, the decision to exclude the Hong Kong leg of the 12,800 km PLCN cable is likely to remain amid US-China tech wars. Read more…
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FCC approves Google request to use part of US-Asia subsea cable
The FCC has approved Alphabet Inc unit Google’s request to use part of an US-Asia subsea telecommunications cable. Read more…
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Seismologists use dark fiber to detect undersea earthquakes
Researchers say they’ve worked out a potential new use case for all the dark fiber crisscrossing the ocean floors – detecting undersea earthquakes. Read more…
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US-China subsea terror! The curious case of Dr Peng and PLCN
The US DoJ suddenly thinks the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) connecting LA and Hong Kong will compromise national security. It’s all about Dr Peng. Read more…
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Now Huawei is fiddling with your subsea cables, supposedly
An op-ed claims with no evidence Huawei is helping China spy on subsea cables. True or not, it’s an easy problem to fix – except the US opposes the solution. Read more…
