Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Demeta@programming.devEnglish · 6 months agoMeta reveals huge new 50,000km subsea cable projectwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up119
arrow-up119external-linkMeta reveals huge new 50,000km subsea cable projectwww.techradar.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Demeta@programming.devEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoA global undersea cable network has been in place for 30 years. It’s woefully overcapacity 24/7. https://www.iscpc.org/information/global-submarine-cable-systems/ It takes huge capital and time to lay cable, and the point of doing it is that you’re booking bandwidth from ISPs, often years in advance. There’s competition, but it’s also a seller’s market because of huuuuuuuge bandwidth demands.
A global undersea cable network has been in place for 30 years. It’s woefully overcapacity 24/7.
https://www.iscpc.org/information/global-submarine-cable-systems/
It takes huge capital and time to lay cable, and the point of doing it is that you’re booking bandwidth from ISPs, often years in advance. There’s competition, but it’s also a seller’s market because of huuuuuuuge bandwidth demands.