No One Is Coming to Fix the Subsea Cables
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Subsea internet cables depend on international cooperation for installation, maintenance, and repair. Current global politics are making that cooperation impossible, and the realistic path forward is regional self-reliance.
  • cpbsy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    4 hours ago

    This is a good read.

    tl;dr: Undersea cables are a conjunction of political, geographic, and economic factors. International politics began a seismic shift when Trump was elected the second time, and that shift is continuing. In contrast to the sensationalist title, work is being done to address the problems, but it’s slow and fitful.