News & Reviews:   undersea cable

Over the weekend, tech giants with the likes of Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon have sent a letter to meet our latest Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob regarding Malaysia's cabotage policy. In case you're unaware, this issue has been going on for a few months now about allowing foreign vessels to repair undersea cables.

Do you know the joke about sharks biting undersea cables? Obviously, they're not always the culprit, but cable faults happen every year and they can be disruptive to our region. Now, Facebook and Google plan to alleviate the issue by building more cables.

Facebook is one of the widely-used social media platforms in the world, saying it is the largest platform would also bring no arguments. Now, the company has found out that one continent is still not actively using Facebook yet and it's Africa. To encourage usage, it is now teaming up with several telecom companies to build one long undersea cable with its length being as long as the circumference of the Earth.