Latest information on typhoon fiber optic cables

Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) is an emerging technology that uses submarine optical-fiber (OF) cables to monitor the sea state. Here, we present DAS-based ocean current observations when a super typhoon passed overhead. The microseismic noise induced by ocean surface gravity waves (OSGWs). The Submarine Cable Map is a free and regularly updated resource from TeleGeography. Undersea cables are the lifelines of modern economies: they carry over 95 percent of the world's internet traffic, making them one of the most critical—yet vulnerable—pieces of infrastructure in the 21st century. A far broader array of systems now covers the ocean floor – and must be protected. The headlines are. Microsoft said in a status update that the Middle East "may experience increased latency due to undersea fibre cuts in the Red Sea," but gave no other details. [pdf]