It just all adds up: - First world, bandwidth hungry nation. - Low population to recoup costs from. - Very low population density so transit across the count

It just all adds up: - First world, bandwidth hungry nation. - Low population to recoup costs from. - Very low population density so transit across the country isn't super economical (related to above) - Expensive to build transit because it's all underwater cable, no easy cross-border land-based fiber.