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"Running undersea cabling is more expensive than running fiber optic cable across land" I always imagined that the opposite would be true.
by guard-of-terra 12y ago
"Running undersea cabling is more expensive than running fiber optic cable across land"
I always imagined that the opposite would be true.
- wnevets 12y agoshark proofing is expensive
- aroch 12y agoI would imagine its because the continued and unexpected maintenance of things at the bottom of the ocean is much harder
- dyladan 12y agoWhile sharks biting internet cables may be funnier, more often ship anchors and natural disasters cause cables to break.
- caf 12y agoOn land there is a seemingly unlimited supply of idiots with backhoes, though.
- pchristensen 12y agoMother Earth, Motherboard, the best 50 page story about the business and technology of undersea cables: http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffglass.html http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffglass.html