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 thousands of ...

If you were to go back about 200 years ago and bring a stranger to modern times, chances are they might feel that they're looking at magic. Much of the technology we have now was once unfathomable to ...

The bottom of the sea is a mysterious and inaccessible place, and anything unfortunate enough to slip beneath the waves and into the briny depths might as well be on the Moon. But the bottom of the ...

India is making strides to protect its digital links with the wider world. The nation’s reliance on submarine cables for internet connectivity and communication presents significant vulnerabilities ...

Daniel Orange, Ph.D., Kara Scheu, Ph.D. Geophysical hazards, such as undersea earthquakes, landslides, and sediment flows (or turbidity currents), pose significant risk to submarine cables. Submarine ...

The global internet is connected by roughly 570 fiber optic cables on the seabed. Recent breaks have industry watchers questioning the resiliency and security of these subsea cables. In late 2024 and ...

Subsea cables are vital to transmitting data and connecting international markets. Over 95 percent of data, and $10 trillion in daily financial transactions, travels globally across 1.5 million ...

The FCC plans to tighten oversight of submarine internet cables to limit Chinese equipment and fast-track approvals for U.S.

PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom & DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Each year, the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) and the Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy (Rhodes Academy) sponsor the ...