Latest about Undersea Cables
Multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, hampering internet performance
Undersea breaks on SEA-ME-WE 4 and IMEWE systems disrupted Microsoft’s Middle East transit over the weekend.
Crew of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker charged with intentionally sabotaging undersea cables
Crew members of the Eagle S oil tanker have been charged with 'aggravated sabotage and aggravated interference with telecommunications' by Finnish authorities.
New undersea cable tech listens for sabotage — can be retrofitted to existing fiber optic lines
AP Sensing developed a technology that monitors photons reflected back in a fiber optic cable to detect nearby vessels and movement.
Meta plans 50,000 km world-wrapping cable called Project Waterworth
Meta announced a 50,000-km undersea internet cable to connect the U.S. to Brazil, South Africa, and Australia while avoiding geopolitical hotspots.
NATO deploys 'sea drones' to safeguard undersea cable infrastructure
NATO will use uncrewed surface vessels or sea drones to monitor shipping in the Baltic Sea and protect undersea cable infrastructure.
Chinese university applies for undersea cable cutter patent
Chinese patents for tools to cut undersea cables have been discovered.
Undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia experiences outage — capacity reduced to 35% as Finnish authorities investigate
An undersea power cable connecting Helsinki and Tallinn, carrying 658 megawatts of electricity, has been disrupted on Christmas Day.
Underwater footage raises suspicions of undersea cable sabotage as European authorities board Chinese ship for investigation
Chinese authorities are letting Swedish, Finnish, Danish, and German representatives aboard the Yi Peng 3 to facilitate their investigation.
