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Diving Deep into Submarine Cables: The Undersea Lifelines of Internet Connectivity

Kentik

However, the overall system of submarine telecommunications cables is less like a global public utility and much more like the global airline industry, with private airlines sharing the cost for airports. Who owns the cables? Clearly, global data usage is expected only to increase over the next few years.

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Cloudflare 2024 Year in Review

CloudFaire

In addition to opening up new markets in 2024, Starlink also announced relationships to provide in-flight connectivity to multiple airlines , and on cruise ships and trains , as well as enabling subscribers to roam with their subscription using the Starlink Mini. respectively.