These cables are typically no wider than a garden hose.
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The 485 multiterabit-per-second undersea data cables that span the world’s oceans link the globe and maintain the digital realm.
Fibre optic cables now literally encircle Africa, though some parts of the continent are far better connected than others.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Russia is threatening to disrupt the world’s undersea data infrastructure. This should be taken seriously.
A new documentary has tracked a Russian vessel apparently collecting data on energy and communications infrastructure in the North Sea and Baltic.
Australia has a vast network of undersea cables and pipelines. Bolstering their security must be a priority.
Undersea cables are made of bundles of glass fibres, each one as thick as a strand of human hair.
Given their vital role in communications, the global economy and security, the rules governing undersea cables need overhauling.
Future events could damage the critical portion of the undersea network which links to Australia.
As tensions grow between China and the US, vital internet links for Pacific island nations face uncertainty.
Comparing the locations of key internet data centers and cable routes with maps of expected sea-level rise suggests it’s time to shore up internet connections in the face of a changing climate.
The cloud lies under the ocean. Thin cables about as big around as a garden hose traverse the Earth’s oceans carrying all our intercontinental internet data.
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Professor of International Relations, University of Copenhagen
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Associate Scientist; Director, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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PhD Scholar in Department of International Relations, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Science, Quinnipiac University
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Deputy Dean Research at Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Law, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
