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Russian Ship Loiters Over Undersea Cables In The Pacific: What It Means
Though the ship has returned to Russia, the incident sparked wider fears of Russian sabotage or espionage activities targeting global communication networks.
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Undersea Avalanches Pose Serious Risk To Global Internet Connectivity: Report
A recent study highlights how these powerful underwater events can sever cables, leading to widespread internet disruptions and costly repairs.
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Damaged Cables In Red Sea Disrupting Global Internet Traffic: Report
The damage caused to undersea cables in the Red Sea is disrupting global telecommunications networks and forcing internet providers to reroute as much as a quarter of traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East, reported CNN.
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BIF Calls for Robust Submarine Cable Systems, Proposes New Framework for Digitalisation, Innovation
Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Tuesday underlined the need to promote competition, innovation, and investment in the domain of submarine cable landing stations, as the industry body advocated for non-discriminatory and open access to all potential seekers of international connectivity.
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Adani Group to Invest $100 Billion in Renewable Energy, Data Centres Over Next Decade: All Details
The Adani Group plans to invest $100 billion (roughly Rs. 8,14,200 crore) in renewable energy and data centres, according to company Chairman Gautam Adani. The group plans to interconnect data centres through a series of terrestrial undersea cables drawn at its ports. It also plans to build consumer-based super-apps that will bring hundreds of mill...
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Greece, Saudi Arabia Said to Partner for Laying Fibre Optic Data Cable to Link Europe With Asia
Greece and Saudi Arabia are said to have agreed on the main terms to lay a fibre optic data cable that will link Europe with Asia. The East to Med data Corridor, an undersea and land data cable, is said to be developed by MENA HUB, owned by Saudi Arabia's STC and Greek telecoms and satellite applications company TTSA.
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Jio's Multi-Terabit India-Asia-Xpress Undersea Cable System to Land in Maldives
Jio will land the multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable system in Hulhumale, Maldives, according to a statement.
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Tonga Endures Digital Darkness After "Worse Than Expected" Volcano Damage
The volcanic eruption near Tonga shredded an 80-kilometre (50 mile) stretch of undersea cable, complicating efforts to reconnect the Pacific kingdom after a month of digital darkness, the company overseeing repairs says.
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Damaged Undersea Cable That Has Isolated Tonga Will Take Month To Repair
An undersea cable connecting volcano- and tsunami-hit Tonga with the rest of the world will take at least a month to repair, New Zealand's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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Why Tonga Could Be Cut Off From Rest Of The World For Weeks
The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repairing its sole undersea communications cable, which an operator said was ruptured during a massive volcanic eruptio
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Google, Meta's Request to Use Undersea Data Cable to Asia Get US Government Backing
Joe Biden’s administration has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to give Alphabet's Google and Facebook parent Meta the permission to use an undersea cable system to handle growing Internet traffic with Asia.
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Google to Invest $1 Billion in Africa Over Five Years to Ensure Access to Fast, Cheaper Internet
Google plans to invest $1 billion (roughly Rs 7,500 crores) in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper Internet and will back startups to support the continent's digital transformation, it said.
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'Internet Apocalypse’: Severe Solar Storm Could Force World Offline for Weeks, Even Months
A study presented at the SIGCOMM 2021 data communication conference says that the world could be forced to go offline for weeks or even months in the event of a severe solar storm that could occur within the next decade.
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Google, Facebook Unveil Asia Undersea Data Cable Plan to Connect Japan, Guam, More
Google and Facebook unveiled plans for a new undersea Internet cable connecting Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan.
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Pacific Undersea Cable Project Said to Sink After US Warns Against Chinese Participation
A World Bank-led project declined to award a contract to lay sensitive undersea communications cables after Pacific Island governments heeded US warnings that participation of a Chinese company posed a security threat, two sources said.
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Russian Ship Loiters Over Undersea Cables In The Pacific: What It Means
Though the ship has returned to Russia, the incident sparked wider fears of Russian sabotage or espionage activities targeting global communication networks.
-
Undersea Avalanches Pose Serious Risk To Global Internet Connectivity: Report
A recent study highlights how these powerful underwater events can sever cables, leading to widespread internet disruptions and costly repairs.
-
Damaged Cables In Red Sea Disrupting Global Internet Traffic: Report
The damage caused to undersea cables in the Red Sea is disrupting global telecommunications networks and forcing internet providers to reroute as much as a quarter of traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East, reported CNN.
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BIF Calls for Robust Submarine Cable Systems, Proposes New Framework for Digitalisation, Innovation
Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Tuesday underlined the need to promote competition, innovation, and investment in the domain of submarine cable landing stations, as the industry body advocated for non-discriminatory and open access to all potential seekers of international connectivity.
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Adani Group to Invest $100 Billion in Renewable Energy, Data Centres Over Next Decade: All Details
The Adani Group plans to invest $100 billion (roughly Rs. 8,14,200 crore) in renewable energy and data centres, according to company Chairman Gautam Adani. The group plans to interconnect data centres through a series of terrestrial undersea cables drawn at its ports. It also plans to build consumer-based super-apps that will bring hundreds of mill...
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Greece, Saudi Arabia Said to Partner for Laying Fibre Optic Data Cable to Link Europe With Asia
Greece and Saudi Arabia are said to have agreed on the main terms to lay a fibre optic data cable that will link Europe with Asia. The East to Med data Corridor, an undersea and land data cable, is said to be developed by MENA HUB, owned by Saudi Arabia's STC and Greek telecoms and satellite applications company TTSA.
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Jio's Multi-Terabit India-Asia-Xpress Undersea Cable System to Land in Maldives
Jio will land the multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable system in Hulhumale, Maldives, according to a statement.
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Tonga Endures Digital Darkness After "Worse Than Expected" Volcano Damage
The volcanic eruption near Tonga shredded an 80-kilometre (50 mile) stretch of undersea cable, complicating efforts to reconnect the Pacific kingdom after a month of digital darkness, the company overseeing repairs says.
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Damaged Undersea Cable That Has Isolated Tonga Will Take Month To Repair
An undersea cable connecting volcano- and tsunami-hit Tonga with the rest of the world will take at least a month to repair, New Zealand's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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Why Tonga Could Be Cut Off From Rest Of The World For Weeks
The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repairing its sole undersea communications cable, which an operator said was ruptured during a massive volcanic eruptio
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Google, Meta's Request to Use Undersea Data Cable to Asia Get US Government Backing
Joe Biden’s administration has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to give Alphabet's Google and Facebook parent Meta the permission to use an undersea cable system to handle growing Internet traffic with Asia.
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Google to Invest $1 Billion in Africa Over Five Years to Ensure Access to Fast, Cheaper Internet
Google plans to invest $1 billion (roughly Rs 7,500 crores) in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper Internet and will back startups to support the continent's digital transformation, it said.
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'Internet Apocalypse’: Severe Solar Storm Could Force World Offline for Weeks, Even Months
A study presented at the SIGCOMM 2021 data communication conference says that the world could be forced to go offline for weeks or even months in the event of a severe solar storm that could occur within the next decade.
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Google, Facebook Unveil Asia Undersea Data Cable Plan to Connect Japan, Guam, More
Google and Facebook unveiled plans for a new undersea Internet cable connecting Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan.
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Pacific Undersea Cable Project Said to Sink After US Warns Against Chinese Participation
A World Bank-led project declined to award a contract to lay sensitive undersea communications cables after Pacific Island governments heeded US warnings that participation of a Chinese company posed a security threat, two sources said.
