The United StatesDepartment of Defense (DoD) has announced that China plans to expand its submarine forces significantly by 2035 ... This would consist of covert missions to knock out undersea telecommunications cables, sensor nodes, etc, to create blind spots for submarines to operate safely....
News-wise, the Great Sea Interconnector had had quite the week ...Twist ... It zoomed in on the technical aspects of the interconnector – the proposed submarine power cable linking Cyprus to Crete with a reported €1.9 billion price tag ... This report tackled the technical feasibility of the subsea cable as well as its capabilities if and when completed ... And....
A Chinese ship linked to the recent severing of two undersea cables and anchored off Denmark's coast since November 19, departed Saturday, Sweden's coast guard said ... The next day, the C-Lion 1 submarinecable connecting Helsinki and the German port of Rostock was cut south of Sweden's Oland island, around 700 kilometres (435 miles) from Helsinki....
France’s strong interest in the interconnection project is partly driven by the involvement of French industry leader Nexans, which is constructing the submarinecable, representing 25% of its current backlog ... These sounding surveys are critical for determining the exact route of the submarinecable....
... Asia-Pacific, making it the submarinecable system with the highest transmission capacity in Asia ... To date, China Telecom has over 50 international submarinecable resources and 254 overseas PoP nodes and plans to further advance the construction of other submarinecable systems....
Two new submarinecable systems will go live in three months, connecting the Indian internet with greater capacity to Europe and Asia, even as India takes a more active role in discussions on undersea cable resilience and security .......
Aliyu Aboki, has been appointed as a member of the International Advisory Body for SubmarineCableResilience...Submarinecables, which carry the majority of the world’s Internet traffic, enable essential global services, including commerce, financial transactions, government operations, digital health, and education....
FOLLOWING a 13-day brownout in Siargao Island caused by damaged submarinecables, the CebuElectricity Rights Advocates (Cera) has called for immediate investment in local power plants to improve energy security and reduce Cebu’s dependence on external power sources....
The Italian finance ministry said Thursday it had made a binding offer for 100 percent of Telecom Italia (TIM) submarinecable unit Sparkle, valuing what the government considers a strategic target at 700 ......