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There's no submarine cable to Antarctica? Is this because it would be too difficult to terminate given the expansion/contraction of the ice shelf?
by gorjusborg 5y ago
There's no submarine cable to Antarctica? Is this because it would be too difficult to terminate given the expansion/contraction of the ice shelf?
- MivLives 5y agoI'm guessing there's also not enough people to be worth it. There's only between 1k and 5k people down there depending on the time of year.
- jedberg 5y agoBut they're all scientists who have a lot of data to send back and because of the isolation are desperate for live streaming media and video calls.
- throwbigdata 5y agoNo. It’s because no one is there.
- rtkwe 5y agoLittle need, it's essentially all government run bases down there and they get their internet through various satellite links. You could maybe run one to McMurdo Station since it's on solid land and by a bay but there's just not enough data to justify the cost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station#Communication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_P...
- luxuryballs 5y agoOnly thing more secure than a firewall is an ice wall!
- dylan604 5y agoUnless you have a dead dragon
- temptemptemp111 5y agoSounds like someone gets it...
- Karawebnetwork 5y agoDatco announced in NPlay Southern Cone 2021 that it projects a 1,026 km submarine cable to Antarctica, through the Drake Pass https://www.convergencialatina.com/News-Detail/324197-3-8-Datco_announced_in_NPlay_Southern_Cone_2021_that_it_projects_a_1026_km_submarine_cable_to_Antarctica_through_the_Drake_Pass https://www.convergencialatina.com/News-Detail/324197-3-8-Da...
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoSweet. Thanks for that.
- jhealy 5y agoThe Australian Bureau of Meteorology has pitched building one: https://www.zdnet.com/article/bom-floats-idea-of-antarctic-subsea-cable-and-satellite-upgrades/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/bom-floats-idea-of-antarctic-s...