The Internet is a series of tubes … which are sometimes attacked by sharks.
Sharks bite the cables carrying our data around the world since at least 1987 that year The New York Times wrote that “sharks showed an inexplicable taste for new fiber optic cables that are installed at the bottom of the ocean and connecting the United States, Europe and Japan . “
Today, Google has decided to bite in turn. According to Brandon Butler Network World, a Google product manager said during a recent event that the company has decided to coat its trans-Pacific submarine cable in Kevlar to protect against bites has confirmed shark.
Google that its new generation of submarine cables are surrounded by a protective wire and a steel cable, and the purpose is to protect against the cuts, y-including those arising from possible shark attacks. If you’re wondering what it looks like, that’s an old video:
What Google invest in better ways to protect its data transoceanic cables is quite logical. There have been several examples in the past of submarine damaged lines that disrupted Internet service significantly.
A network infrastructure on which we can count has become increasingly critical for Google’s business, the model depends on high-speed transmission of information between its data centers around the world.
Monday, August 11, the laying of infrastructure Urs Holzle Google announced that company involved in the construction of a new trans-Pacific cable system linking the United States to Japan at speeds up to 60 Tbps. “This is 10 million times faster than your cable modem” said Holzle. Google partners on the project include China Mobile and SingTel.
Why sharks would they take the submarine cable data? Hard to say. Several media have highlighted the fact that sharks perceive electromagnetic fields, and could therefore be attracted by the current
A shark expert from California has proposed an alternative hypothesis to Wired. They may be just just curious. Anyone with expertise in both cartilaginous behavior and electrical engineering is warmly invited to offer a more convincing explanation in the comments. Google recognizes
In any case, it is clear that their powerful bites can cause problems. We read in a report from the UN Environment Programme in 2009 spotted by Popular Science:
“The fish, including sharks-y, bite long cables, as shown by the teeth embedded in the coatings. Barracudas, sharks and other species were behind cable failures. Bites tend to penetrate the insulation of cables, which allows the driver to current contact with seawater. “
Forget Google against Apple, Google and Amazon against Google against Facebook. My new favorite is Google technological rivalry against sharks.
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