As adversaries target submarine cables, the United States’ weak repair capacity must be treated as a national security priority. Last month, submarine cables in the Red Sea were mysteriously severed, ...

Always-on internet connections have become as essential as running water, heat, and power. But a massive outage affecting Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in recent days underscores the fragility of ...

DUBAI — Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident. There has ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship likely cut cables in the Red Sea that disrupted internet access in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, experts said Tuesday, showing the lines' vulnerability ...

A new underwater cable is being built deep under the Black Sea, connecting Europe and Asia while completely bypassing Russia.

The Red Sea is a major artery of the global Internet. More than a dozen subsea cables pass through it connecting Europe to the Middle East, Africa, and APAC, transporting huge swathes of data traffic.

The first segment of Vodafone's Kardesa undersea cable will begin in Bulgaria in 2027 and eventually extend to other coastal nations, including Ukraine, Georgia, and Turkey.

The conduits, which are spooled in big stacks on a boat before being buried in an underwater trench, are a crucial part of the grid as demand for electricity increases. Credit...Video by Juho Kuva ...