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Polar_Bear · 2065 days ago · link · · parent · post: The future of undersea Internet cables: Are big tech companies forming a cartel? | APNIC Blog
Regarding the internet undersea cables - only hard work because: - cable installation is slow, tedious, expensive work - sharks are trying to eat the internet - the internet is as vulnerable underwater as it is underground - spies love underwater cables - governments are turning to submarine cables to avoid said spies - underwater cables are not easy to repair, but after 150 years, we've learned a trick or two - the internet's undersea backbone is built to last for 25 years.