在雲端時代,資料需要更加頻繁上傳及下載雲端,而海底光纖電纜就是讓資料順暢流動的「大動脈」。全球 95% 的國際數據通信通過海底纜進行,全球海底光纖纜已經有 462 條,總長度超過 110 萬公里。
有個說法,誰掌握這些海底光纖電纜及技術就相當於掌握全球數據的傳輸通道。中國在製造海底光纖纜起步雖然比較遲,但過去幾年,為了配合國內外網絡高速發展需求,相關制造及鋪設技術已躍居世界前列。
這些在海底的光纖電纜除了為網絡以及數據通訊服務之外,近年網絡商再海底電纜「增值」,新任務是預測地震與及海嘯預警。
近年「數字絲綢之路」備受關注,海底光纖電纜牽涉全球大數據和信息安全,也因此成為各國科技發展必爭之地。
China recently broke its own record for the deepest dive in the Pacific Ocean. Achieving 10,907 meters, the dive took place in the Mariana Trench—the deepest area of ocean in the world. In collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Shenyang Institute of Automation deployed the Haidou-1, a Chinese-developed underwater vessel, to collect samples and capture high-definition images that will shed more light on some of our oceans’ biggest mysteries. What we discover from this mission can help us better understand the world we live in.