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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @south_korea_ln 20 Nov \ on: Two undersea internet cables connecting Finland & Sweden to Europe have been cut news
Third article already I see about this. Seems like a obvious attack vector that might become more problematic in the future. What would be the viable alternative to undersea cables for internet data transfer? Cables have low latency and high data capacity...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BallLightning 20 Nov
Satellite, microwave lines, free space optics. Nothing can carry as much traffic as undersea cables unfortunately.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @ch0k1 OP 20 Nov
Do you mean viable alternative nation-wise or individually?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln 20 Nov
Individually, I would guess it's easier to solve. But how scalable such solution would be if everyone needs to use satellites, or other options, I have no idea.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ch0k1 OP 20 Nov
Satellite equipment is expensive, highly unaccessible and can also be very unreliable (weather and climate dependent and easy to jam).
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