💥 Big Tech is moving data out of the Gulf through Iraqi oil pipelines
ï½¢ The data from these banking, payment, and enterprise platforms normally travels to Europe through cables running under the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, then connects onward to users across the world. The war has put those cables at risk. The overland route through Iraq is meant to serve as a backup if the sea cables are disabled. It is already carrying live traffic, Frank said ï½£
@jbz Honestly I don't understand the reasoning behind dark fiber in the first place.
Think about what they're doing - Installing a fully functional fiber optic network between two points, up to and including all of the hardware needed to make it into another section of the internet backbone - And just not turning it on. That investment will never make its money back unless there's a hyper rare emergency.
...Or they could turn it on, increase global bandwidth by a small if significant margin, and make money?
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