Posted on Dec 17, 2017
Russia could cut off internet to NATO countries, British military chief warns
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Not to make too much of a light outlook on this subject; but the main example given is a poor way of illustrating the message.
There is an extremely valid concern in this area, but the use of 'cutting' Crimea off in this manner is a ludicrous example.
This cable is the 'Kerch Strait Cable', one endpoint is in Russia the other in Ukraine (Crimea); and the cable is owned by a Russian telecommunications provider - Rostelecom. Do you think that the Russian Government/Military cut their own cable? Possible, but highly doubtful.
https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/kerch-strait-cable
There is an extremely valid concern in this area, but the use of 'cutting' Crimea off in this manner is a ludicrous example.
This cable is the 'Kerch Strait Cable', one endpoint is in Russia the other in Ukraine (Crimea); and the cable is owned by a Russian telecommunications provider - Rostelecom. Do you think that the Russian Government/Military cut their own cable? Possible, but highly doubtful.
https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/kerch-strait-cable
Russia could cut off internet to NATO countries, British military chief warns
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I think that fear is rather far fetched as they would have to eliminate the redundant routes and cables as well as probably eliminate a few satellites. Regardless it is only a week to lay a new cable across the Atlantic and once it hits the sea bed it is hard to locate unless you can follow from one of the coasts where it surfaces (which is how I think we find them).
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For those interested, the following website has excellent information on submarine cables.
https://www.submarinecablemap.com/
The parent site is an excellent resource for telecommunication intelligence analyst of all stripes;
https://www.telegeography.com/index.html
And if you want information about internet hubs, etc., look no further than their Internet Exchange Map; https://www.telegeography.com/telecom-resources/internet-exchange-map/index.html
https://www.submarinecablemap.com/
The parent site is an excellent resource for telecommunication intelligence analyst of all stripes;
https://www.telegeography.com/index.html
And if you want information about internet hubs, etc., look no further than their Internet Exchange Map; https://www.telegeography.com/telecom-resources/internet-exchange-map/index.html
TeleGeography’s free interactive Submarine Cable Map is based on our authoritative Global Bandwidth research, and depicts active and planned submarine cable systems and their landing stations. Selecting a cable on the map projection or from the submarine cable list provides access to the cable’s profile, including the cable’s name, ready-for-service (RFS) date, length, owners, website, and landing points.
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