Washington recognizes rules to accelerate the deployment of marine internet cables and improve their protection

The US Federal Communications Committee on Thursday approved new rules aimed at accelerating the deployment of marine data cables and improving their protection, in light of the increasing risks associated with China and other foreign opponents. This step aims to improve US leadership in the field of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies by focusing on the global marine cable network that transports about 99% of the Internet movement around the world and supports financial transactions of more than $ 10 billion a day. Although these networks have always been the most important of global communication, they are increasingly classified as strategic assets that are vulnerable to sabotage and spying. “Not only are we trying to expand the scope of the deployment of new marine cables, but we are also eager for these cables to be safe,” the chairman of the committee, Brendan Car, said in an attached statement. He added: “In recent years, we have seen threats to the brown of marine cables through foreign opponents like China.” See also: a war war underwater. The marine cables become an attractive target for saboteurs. According to the amendments, some licensing applications filed under the control of hostile governments will face the assumption of rejection, which means that the possibility that they will not be approved unless it is proven that applicants are no security threat to the United States. Additional measures associated with cyber security and material protection of cables reaching the US coast will also be introduced. These changes are wider within US efforts to reduce China’s role in sensitive techniques. Marine telecommunications cables around the world extend more than 1.4 million km, and are often damaged by natural disasters or human activities, such as extracting the ships of ships. Commissioner Olivia Tarsi warned in a statement that “the marine cables are especially vulnerable to spying, sabotage and monitoring,” and add that “our global opponents are aware of this fact.” She indicated that China had expanded its maritime infrastructure investments in an accelerated rate, while the Russian military forces showed their ability to detect and delete cable spores. “These trends cannot be ignored, and for this the decision is of great importance.”