CABLING
SUSTAINABILITY , SITE SELECTION , AND HPC
UNDER THE SEA
Subsea cabling could be the key to unlocking sustainable , low-latency HPC and cloud capabilities to accelerate digital transformations
WRITTEN BY : HARRY MENEAR
The tide of data being generated , processed , transferred and stored around the world on a daily basis is rising . Increasingly , enterprises are seeking out the lowest possible latencies between different regions , as the flow of data from market to market becomes more and more essential to successfully operating in the modern , digitalised world .
“ Data latency is critical , and the closer you are to the sea cable landing , the closer you are to the other end of the cable where your users live ,” explains Mattias Fridström , Vice President & Chief Evangelist at Telia Carrier , one of Sweden ’ s leading mobile network operators ( MNOs ). More and more , reducing the time it takes to move huge datasets from one place to another is becoming a mission-critical priority , which is prompting data centre operators and enterprises to re-evaluate practices like site selection , and to redouble their investments into cabling projects .
“ Where there is direct connectivity , latency is at its lowest , and digital performance at its greatest ,” says Tate Cantrell , Chief Technology Officer at Verne Global , a leading data centre operator based in the UK that focuses on high performance computing ( HPC ) infrastructure . “ Telecommunications
“ Where there is direct connectivity , latency is at its lowest , and digital performance at its greatest ”
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