Options for safeguarding undersea critical infrastructure: Australia and Indo-Pacific submarine cables

Abstract

As the critical infrastructure which enables global telecommunications, submarine cables form the backbone of how we communicate in the modern world. In the Indo-Pacific, submarine cables carry over 95 per cent of international data traffic, including telephone and data communications. But they are vulnerable to a variety of grave threats. In this Policy Options Paper, Samual Bashfield and Anthony Bergin outline the current challenges surrounding undersea cables and provide policy recommendations to strengthen Indo-Pacific submarine cable resilience. Show more