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thisisaname Amazon's new armored undersea cable is fast enough to stream 12.5 million HD films simultaneously between the US and Ireland, repels attacks — Fastnet to deliver 320+ terabits per second across the Atlantic Amazon's new armored undersea cable will be fast enough, you can say it is fast enough as it has not been built yet. Reply
JohnyFin There is no way to protect these cables. They live in parallel reality thinking that this Cable is reinforcement Reply
Roland Of Gilead JohnyFin said: There is no way to protect these cables. They live in parallel reality thinking that this Cable is reinforcement Well, there is of course the Under-Sea-Cable-Protection-Police, aka USCPP! 🙂 They do some good work in the under sea/cable sectors! Reply
passivecool Against dragging anchors? (nautical noob here). Depth seems good! Maybe concrete ramps on top in flat waters? Invasion sensors that trigger a squadron with a robust mission might detour. Seizing the ship until damages are compensated and the captain in prison for life might help … the odd individual … reevaluate their options. Reply
passivecool Interesting though: when SpaceX goes up, then Blue Origin goes down 🤣 Reply
usertests Quite interestingly, the shore-side sections of the cable are literally armored with two layers of protective steel wire, a wise decision in this day and age. What does "shore-side" mean? As in, what % of this cable is protected? Sounds like only a small portion, but maybe parts that are easier to cut. Reply
Notton It's the nylon braided USB cable of the underseas. Reply
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