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Back Off, Pirates: Nokia to Power 2 New Subsea Cables, Connecting Millions

Back Off, Pirates: Nokia to Power 2 New Subsea Cables, Connecting Millions

PCMag
The underwater networks will bring 5G and internet connectivity to people across six countries, but are vulnerable to a concerning rise in cable attacks worldwide.

Nokia will power two new subsea cables—the Medusa, which will snake along the seafloor from the Red Sea through the Mediterranean and out to the Atlantic Ocean, and the Surge subsea network, which will run from Singapore to Indonesia.

The Medusa fiber optic network aims to "bring faster, more reliable …