Protecting the cloud under the sea: Submarine cable infrastructure

Ask the person in the street how internet data is transmitted and they'll probably reference satellites. However, these account for only 3% of global data transmissions. In fact, commercial undersea cables carry about 97% of the world's internet and telecommunications data. These cables are critical to the international financial and banking sectors, commercial trade, defence data and daily usage. There are approximately 448 submarine cables laid beneath the sea worldwide.¹ These carry over $10 trillion of financial transfers and vast amounts of data and email traffic.

Reliance on global high speed telecommunications is higher than ever. As the demand for improved services grows, so too does the demand for supporting infrastructure. It is predicted that the submarine cable market will grow at a CAGR of 15.32% from $8.12 billion USD in 2018 to $16.56 billion USD by 2023.² The need for new submarine cables is particularly high in the Asia Pacific, European and North