Tag: cables
Sensitive Swedish internet cables lie unprotected on the seabed
The cable is only slightly thicker than a garden hose. Still, it can accommodate a billion movie streams – at the same time. It lies on the bottom of the…
repairing submarine cables, a complex and tedious task
Part of the African continent was deprived of internet access on Thursday March 14, after the tearing of four of the five submarine cables which connect West Africa to the…
Major internet outages in several African countries due to faulty cables
Major internet outages affected several African countries this Thursday March 14 due to faulty submarine cables. Some countries are more affected, this is the case of Côte d’Ivoire where the…
Environment, submarine cables… Collateral damage from the Houthis in the Red Sea – L’Express
The economic effects of attacks on ships in the Red Sea are so far “moderate”. This is what the WTO’s chief economist, Ralph Ossa, told AFP. “I think at the…
Taiwan demands an explanation from China about the breaking of sea cables – the cases are reminiscent of the damage in the Gulf of Finland | Foreign countries
The data cables in Matsu, which is located near the Chinese coast and belongs to Taiwan, were damaged last winter. According to the investigation, there were Chinese ships at the…
ANIE AICE: Italy is the leading manufacturing hub in Europe for the production of electrical cables and conductors
(Finance) – In 2022, the turnover recovery phase started in 2021 continued for the Italian electrical cables and conductors industry. The companies closed the year with a aggregate turnover of…
France, the shadow power of submarine cables
A steamroller. In just a few years, American digital giants have seized the strategic submarine cable market, through which 99% of intercontinental telephone and data exchanges pass. While in 2010…
Dug up fiber cables in Lindesberg – sentenced for vandalism
During the trial, the defense told that Lennart Dybeck and his company did not receive the 1.4 million kroner that he was supposed to be paid. After not being able…
Arctic, submarine cables, disputed zones… An essential “geopolitics of the seas”
Consider the following scenario. Due to the premature melting of the ice in the Arctic Ocean, Russia now exports a significant part of its natural gas via the so-called North-East…
Submarine cables: the well-kept secrets of an abyssal treasure
The generalized circulation of information made possible by the Internet is based on a network of infrastructures whose concrete reality is largely unknown. With Submarine cables, Camille Morel, jurist and…