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#Submarine cables - lifelines of countries and continents

by Moritz Frenzel at #denog16

"In recent years, we’ve heard a bit more about submarine cables, mostly related to fiber cuts. Given that they’re lifelines of countries or even continents, they are important, yet we know little about them. So, what’s the rationale behind the large selection of submarine cables, often on the same route? Is it just about resiliency..."
https://media.ccc.de/v/denog16-54594-submarine-cables-lifelines-of-countries-and-continents

Submarine cables - lifelines of countries and continents

media.ccc.de

@HonkHase
For historical/technical background:
Asianometry did two episode a few months ago on the topic

1) history of sub sea cables
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFt9le2ytW0

2) history of fibre optical cables.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNuj1_8NDEc

#seacables

The Hazardous Life of an Undersea Cable

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