subsea cables
Coverage of subsea cables in the Nexus archive.
- Stalled subsea cables threaten Middle East digital ambitions
Stalled subsea cables are threatening the Middle East's digital ambitions. The ongoing suspensions risk reducing confidence in the region as a destination for AI and cloud investment.
- Commission sets up ‘hubs’ to prevent subsea cable sabotage
The Commission is establishing hubs to prevent subsea cable sabotage. Around 98% of internet data is transmitted via subsea cables.
- China study finds subsea cable-wrecking supercurrents more common than realised
A study led by Tsinghua University found that turbidity currents, undersea flows capable of damaging subsea cables, are more common than previously believed. These currents form in environments like reservoirs and lakes, where they were thought impossible, challenging prior assumptions about their behavior.
- Russia conducting daily attacks on UK 'from seabed to cyberspace,' spy chief warns
GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler warned that Russia is conducting daily attacks on the UK across multiple domains, including subsea cables, energy pipelines, and cyberspace. The agency is now focused on defending critical infrastructure, disrupting Russian networks involved in smuggling sanctioned technology, and countering sabotage and assassination attempts.