Russia internet cables

1. Is Russia cutting underwater cables?
2. What would happen if Russia cut cables?
3. Who owns undersea internet cables?
4. What are the internet submarine cables?

Is Russia cutting underwater cables?

There are no confirmed cases of governments cutting the cables for geopolitical reasons, though two separate Norwegian undersea networks were damaged in November 2021 and January 2022, respectively, by alleged human activity.

What would happen if Russia cut cables?

But Russia's weaponization of tech isn't just about code and keyboards: If attackers can damage, destroy, or merely cut power to physical internet infrastructure, such as undersea cables, they can disrupt internet communications in a target area to cause public panic and unrest, undermine economic activity, and disrupt ...

Who owns undersea internet cables?

Undersea cables are usually owned by a consortium of owners, which is responsible for costs associated with laying new undersea cables.

What are the internet submarine cables?

Fibre-optic cables that transmit data as light are the superhighways on which the internet (and phone lines) travel between continents – they have much higher bandwidth than satellites and are specially reinforced to lie at the bottom of the sea, even resisting shark bites.