Australia’s role and opportunity in the contested arena of subsea cable networks

Sophie Hamel (1, 2, 3)

1 UP8 - Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis
2 IFG - Institut français de géopolitique
3 Centre Géopolitique de la Datasphère

This explainer considers the evolution of the contested arena of subsea cables and the opportunities it holds for both Australia’s economy and international connectivity, as new cable routes seek to avoid China and the South China Sea.

Keywords: Australia; Submarine cables; Internet network; China; Competition

Domains: Geography; Networking and Internet Architecture [cs.NI]

Sophie Hamel. Australia’s role and opportunity in the contested arena of subsea cable networks. 2023. ⟨hal-04432757⟩