#underseacabling — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #underseacabling, aggregated by home.social.
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Marine Technology News: New Google Transatlantic Cable Connects Portugal with the US. “Alphabet’s Google has successfully connected a new transatlantic subsea cable to Sines in Portugal, it said on Tuesday, adding another U.S.-Europe data route as demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence services surges.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/marine-technology-news-new-google-transatlantic-cable-connects-portugal-with-the-us/ -
Marine Technology News: New Google Transatlantic Cable Connects Portugal with the US. “Alphabet’s Google has successfully connected a new transatlantic subsea cable to Sines in Portugal, it said on Tuesday, adding another U.S.-Europe data route as demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence services surges.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/marine-technology-news-new-google-transatlantic-cable-connects-portugal-with-the-us/ -
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.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/23/ars-technica-new-undersea-cable-cutter-risks-internets-backbone/ -
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.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/23/ars-technica-new-undersea-cable-cutter-risks-internets-backbone/ -
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.”
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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.”
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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.'”
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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.'”
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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.”
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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 […]
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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 -
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