Data Centre Magazine October 2021 | Page 72

THE RISING TIDE OF

SUBMARINE

CABLING

Industry experts discuss the role of interconnection hubs like Marseille in driving the next stage in the evolution of subsea cabling infrastructure .
WRITTEN BY : HARRY MENEAR

If data is the lifeblood of the digital age , then submarine cables are the veins and arteries that carry that blood throughout the vast , infinitely complex network that underpins almost every facet of modern life .

As new technologies like IoT , 5G , and artificial intelligence ( AI ) fundamentally change the ways in which data is generated and drive an exponential increase in the volume of data moving around the world on a daily basis , the submarine cabling infrastructure that supports the movement and distribution
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