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The new geopolitics of submarine cables

2021-02-06T11:16:41.281Z


Led by Facebook, a new cable connecting France to the United States will come into service. Dunant, Aqualink, Hawaiki… and soon Friendship. Their names may not ring a bell, but these are just some of the 430 submarine cables that provide over 90% of international internet connections. They are the backbone of the web, the reflection of trade flows between countries. Read also: Internet: the Gafa weave their web under the seas Long the preserve of telecom operators, submarine cables are


Dunant, Aqualink, Hawaiki… and soon Friendship.

Their names may not ring a bell, but these are just some of the 430 submarine cables that provide over 90% of international internet connections.

They are the backbone of the web, the reflection of trade flows between countries.

Read also:

Internet: the Gafa weave their web under the seas

Long the preserve of telecom operators, submarine cables are now the subject of much attention.

Facebook has teamed up with Vodafone and Orange, in particular, to build Amitié, a new cable that links the United States to Europe, more specifically to France.

As the saying goes, he landed in Bordeaux, a first for the city.

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In the long term, Bordeaux could become an important hub for the landing of transatlantic cables

", pleads Jean-Luc Vuillemin, director of international networks at Orange.

Europeans no longer have the means to establish leadership, especially on a route as competitive as that between Europe and the United States.

Jean-Luc Vuillemin, director of international networks at Orange

If Amitié symbolizes new opportunities for Bordeaux, it also testifies to the importance taken by the Americans in transatlantic links.

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Source: lefigaro

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