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Perhaps the ocean is protective to some degree, but beyond very short lengths undersea cables have powered repeaters that draw considerable current, and which w
by zamfi 3y ago
Perhaps the ocean is protective to some degree, but beyond very short lengths undersea cables have powered repeaters that draw considerable current, and which would plausibly be destroyed if the base stations are too.
- adrian_b 3y agoI would not say "very short lengths", because undersea cables without powered repeaters (only with optical amplifiers) are possible until a few hundred kilometer. But you are right that transoceanic cables need powered repeaters.