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Antarctica subsea cable project deemed viable, faces geopolitical hurdles

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Researchers have determined that a subsea fiber-optic cable across the Drake Passage to Antarctica is technically feasible, potentially replacing slow satellite links and physical hard drive shipments with a high-speed connection. The proposed cable, estimated to cost between $370 million and $620 million, would also function as a seafloor sensor array for climate and tsunami monitoring. The project faces significant geopolitical and logistical challenges, including the harsh Antarctic environment and concerns over Chinese involvement in the supply chain, prompting recommendations for a "neutrality by design" approach. AI

RANK_REASON A feasibility study concluded that a subsea cable to Antarctica is technically viable, representing a significant infrastructure project with geopolitical implications. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Undersea cable to Antarctica through Drake Passage is viable, researchers find — 1,600km route to Chile could spell an end to research data leaving in 'suitcases full of hard drives'

    Antarctic research data still leaves the continent physically, on hard drives ferried out by ship and plane "in suitcases full of hard drives."

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