A look at the global network of subsea internet cables, dominated by companies from France, the US, and Japan, as China circumvents US curbs to build its own
Nearly 1.4mn kilometres of metal-encased fibre criss-crosses the world's oceans, speeding internet traffic seamlessly around the globe.
This follows an earlier Reuters report in March. Question for Southeast Asia is what does it mean for the integrity and security of the region's digital connectivity? Subsea cables: how the US is pushing China out of the internet's plumbing https://ig.ft.com/...
Another fascinating FT visual piece, this time about US attempts to carve China out of the subsea cables sustaining the Internet: “When governments think about subsea cables' exposure to faults and malicious disruption, I don't think they understand ... 1/ https://ig.ft.com/...
“Chinese companies have adapted by building international cables 4 China & many allied nations. This has raised fears of a dangerous division in who owns & manages the infrastructure underpinning the global web.” Well, if information is power, then... https://ig.ft.com/...
The supply and installation of subsea cables has been dominated by 🇫🇷, 🇺🇸 and 🇯🇵 companies. 🇨🇳 government started successfully penetrating the global market, but consecutive 🇺🇸 administrations have since managed to freeze China out of large swathes of it. https://archive.is/...
Latest project working with the @FT's amazing visual storytelling team looks at the 1.5mn km network of fibre optic cables carrying much of Earth's internet traffic under the oceans and the political and strategic issues that surround it. https://ig.ft.com/... [image]
“Despite being routinely blocked from international subsea cable projects involving US investment, Chinese companies have adapted by building international cables for China and many of its allied nations.” https://ig.ft.com/...
US successfully enacted an ‘informal’ ban on Chinese companies laying down suboceanic telecommunication cables. The market is dominated by US, France, Japan. https://ig.ft.com/... [image]
Had a great time working on this visual deep dive into the geopolitics of subsea internet cables. Richly reported + maps, charts, technical illustrations and mini globes! https://ig.ft.com/... #gistribe #dataviz [image]