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Enhancing the environmental sustainability of

subsea telecommunication networks—

the global links of our digital world

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SubTel Forum Spotlight: Why Sustainability Matters to Us

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This article features interview responses from our research team and our industry participants that explain why our work is important to them, the significance of sustainability in general, and what motivates our team to do the work we do.

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Why Cables?

Satellite gets all the hype, but subsea cables do all the work. Our global cable network carries almost 100% of transoceanic internet traffic. Without cables, the Internet as we know it would be largely split between continents. To date, no organization has taken on the challenge to document the sustainability of this underwater network.

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Why Sustainability?

Despite seemingly boundless potential, we live on a finite planet. As climate change and resource access shape the parameters of human existence, we must rethink our approach to what we need, what we use, and how we use it - in ways that protect the health and stability of our only world. We believe that research is a crucial aspect of enhancing network sustainability. 

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Sustainable Subsea Networks is supported by

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The SubOptic Foundation

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The Internet Society Foundation

Contact Us

sustainablesubseanetworks [at] gmail [dot] com

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