Internet may experience ‘global decline’ for attacks on submarine cables

A group of European operators and telecommunication company issued a clear letter with alert. According to these companies, the Internet from all over the planet is at risk of instability or fall due to attacks on submarine cables.

The document for the European Union, the United Kingdom and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries and leaders, is signed by companies such as Globalconnect, Sparkle, Tacónica and Vodafone, and requesting additional protection mechanisms for these equipment.

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Are internet cables under attack?

According to the group, the latest events in regions such as the Baltic Sea and the North Sea Submarine cables may be permanently damaged by the purposes of ships or explosives.. This may lead to a signal cut to all countries, depending on the affected structure.

Operators and manufacturers warn that these damage can damage global internet and energy infrastructure from various regions beyond Europe “International communication, financial transactions and critical services“Globally. They still want”Information and Intelligence Sharing“To prevent further attacks by the authorities.

Russia is accepted as the main suspicion of these sabotage actions with previous cases such as the proximity of the country’s ships to the wires that were subsequently damaged and the arrest of agents interested in communication infrastructure years ago.

Chinese ships are also responsible for participating in other similar events in recent months, but both countries have rejected all the accusations so far.

One of NATO’s current defenses is a group surveillance aircraft that can monitor the waters of an entire region and warn nearby troops for suspicious landscapes.

What is the importance of submarine cables?

Submarine telecommunication cables Long structures that help connect all continents to each other and help to connect physically distant areas To allow an optimized digital data transmission – a safer and faster process than doing the same thing in satellite or other wireless ways.

These fiber optic cables include a resistant coating of braided steel and other protection forms required for placement on the floor. Them Currently responsible for Ana Transokean internet communication And it is estimated that more than 300 cables work on the planet.

Brazil has four main ports of these equipment: Santos cities, Praia Grande, Rio de Janeiro and Fortalezea. Meta, an Instagram company, WhatsApp and Facebook plans to create a new record -sized submarine cable from the country.

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