#underseacabling — Public Fediverse posts

Ars Technica: New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone. “A Chinese ship has tested a new device capable of slicing through submarine data cables thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface. That demonstration may exacerbate security concerns over a spate of suspected sabotage incidents targeting undersea communications and power cables from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.”

Ars Technica: New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone. “A Chinese ship has tested a new device capable of slicing through submarine data cables thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface. That demonstration may exacerbate security concerns over a spate of suspected sabotage incidents targeting undersea communications and power cables from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.”

Ars Technica: New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone. “A Chinese ship has tested a new device capable of slicing through submarine data cables thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface. That demonstration may exacerbate security concerns over a spate of suspected sabotage incidents targeting undersea communications and power cables from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.”

Ars Technica: New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone. “A Chinese ship has tested a new device capable of slicing through submarine data cables thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface. That demonstration may exacerbate security concerns over a spate of suspected sabotage incidents targeting undersea communications and power cables from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.”

Ars Technica: New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone. “A Chinese ship has tested a new device capable of slicing through submarine data cables thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface. That demonstration may exacerbate security concerns over a spate of suspected sabotage incidents targeting undersea communications and power cables from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.”

Reuters: Google to build subsea cables in Papua New Guinea under Australia defence treaty . “Alphabet’s Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, which the largest Pacific Island nation said was funded by Australia under a mutual defence treaty, in a key upgrade to its digital backbone.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/15/reuters-google-to-build-subsea-cables-in-papua-new-guinea-under-australia-defence-treaty/

Engadget: Meta and Google delay undersea cables over security concerns. “Meta and Google are facing delays with long-promised undersea cable projects, according to a report by Bloomberg. A Meta spokesperson blames the delays on a ‘range of operational factors, regulatory concerns and geopolitical risk.'”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/18/engadget-meta-and-google-delay-undersea-cables-over-security-concerns/

Gizmodo: Internet Access in the Middle East Disrupted After Undersea Cables Are Mysteriously Cut. “Over the weekend, crucial undersea cables providing internet access to parts of Asia were mysteriously cut, leading to internet outages in certain parts of the Middle East and Asia.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/09/gizmodo-internet-access-in-the-middle-east-disrupted-after-undersea-cables-are-mysteriously-cut/

AFP: Chile, Google sign deal for first-ever S.America-Asia fiber optic cable. “Chile and Google inked an agreement Wednesday for the installation of the first-ever submarine fiber optic cable between South America, Asia and Oceania by 2027. South America relies for its digital connectivity on infrastructure running through North America, and the new multi-million dollar will provide a faster […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/06/afp-chile-google-sign-deal-for-first-ever-s-america-asia-fiber-optic-cable/

Weekend Reads

* DNSSEC and .nz https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2024-04/nzdnssec.html
* Cables under the sea https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships
* Supply chain OSS dependencies https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.11763
* Residential proxies traffic study https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.10610
* Africa undersea cable colonialism https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/13637

#DNSSEC #UnderseaCabling #OSS #Proxies #Africa