Looks like the new route will reduce latency between Europe and Japan by a lot.
this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2024
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I mean it does make the most sense. Its unfortunate the story is not about how we are doing it with subs because the thick artic sheets making it impassable.
Once it all melts, we can have a new Whole Foods there!
Well.. the world is dying but at least we'll have internet!
New business opportunities in the wake of the climate catastrophe!
Who needs the environment when we can get dank memes via the Arctic ice sheets
Someone do this, but make the dog a melting iceberg/ice cube
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Thawing ice in the Arctic may open up new routes for internet cables that lie at the bottom of the ocean and carry most international data traffic.
Ik Icard, the chief strategy officer for Far North Digital, another company working on the project said the summer thaws now allow ships to install the cable while the winter freeze limits disruptions.
"We are at this sweet spot where it's now accessible and allows us a time window when we can get the sable safely installed" while enjoying "the protection of that ice cover for a significant part of the year" against human threats, from anchor drops to sabotage attempts.
Although the shorter itinerary followed by the cable will allow lower latency — meaning a quicker transfer of data — operating in the Arctic can prove more challenging, and costly.
"The very ice that helps to protect the cable, in the unlikely event of damage, makes it more difficult to fix it," Icard explained, meaning it could take weeks or even months to repair, depending on the time of the year.
Cinia's Vuorinen said there is "a lot of interest" already from potential customers, such as Big Tech looking to diversify intercontinental connections to the defense and security community who could use a safer route.
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That's good news right?
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