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Subsea cables are the backbone of the internet, carrying 99% of the world's data traffic. What are subsea cables? Subsea cables are the backbone of the global internet, carrying 99% of the world's intercontinental data traffic. More recently, U.S. tech giants including Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have invested significant sums to lay down their own cables. Many international subsea cable projects are reportedly circumventing China today due to concerns over data security and Beijing's expanding geopolitical influence.
Persons: TeleGeometry, Andy Champagne, Joe Vaccaro, Vaccaro Organizations: Photodisc, Getty, Yemen's, U.S, Asia America Gateway, Akamai Labs, CNBC, Cisco, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, U.S ., Echo, State Department, Wall Street, Submarine Systems, Team Telecom Locations: Yemen's Iran, China, Ireland, Asia, U.S, U.S . West Coast, Singapore, Indonesia, Africa, Europe, Pacific, Estonia, Hong Kong
Three of China’s state-owned carriers – China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom), China Mobile Limited and China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd (China Unicom) – had committed funding as members of the consortium, which also included U.S.-based Microsoft Corp and French telecom firm Orange SA, according to six people involved in the deal. China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and Orange did not respond to requests for comment. China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom were resolutely behind HMN Tech, which had come in with a bid of around $500 million. China Telecom and China Mobile threatened to walk off the project, taking tens of millions of dollars of investment with them. Among them is China Telecom, which had previously won authorization to provide services in the United States.
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