Items tagged with undersea cables
If you had trouble or slow speeds when trying to connect to Asian websites (or vice-versa) over the weekend, you're not alone. The underlying reason for the slowdowns were a few undersea fiber cables cut nearby Jeddah, South Arabia...
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which used to routinely make headlines over net neutrality, is now preparing to ban the use of any Chinese technology or equipment in undersea telecommunications cables that connect to the...
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With all of the online services it offers, Google obviously has a vested interest in connecting people to the Internet and promoting high-speed connections. It's part of the reason why Google is pushing its Google Fiber service across the...
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U.S. Officials Fear ‘Aggressively Operating’ Russian Ships May Cut Critical Undersea Internet Cables
American military and intelligence officials have raised concerns over Russian submarines and spy ships located near key undersea cables that carry Internet traffic. The fear is that Russians may be planning to sever the fiber-optic cables...
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