💥🌤️ Early in the morning, my friend woke up and couldn't use Facebook, and I also can't check the money in my bank account. If the AI that I use every day also stops working... what should we do? This is not just a fanciful idea I'm talking about now.
🇺🇸🇮🇷Currently, due to the ongoing American-Iranian war, the underwater internet cables between the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz are facing life-threatening challenges. If these cables were to break, nearly all data flow between Europe and Asia would be disrupted, and banks, cloud services, data centers, and globally valuable AI systems could come to a standstill.
🌊There are about 17 cables under this water, carrying 17% of the world's internet traffic. This can lead to global instabilities that are worse than simple internet outages.
🚢If I were to talk about past events, back in February 2024, a cargo ship hit by Houthi missiles had three cables cut by rocks. It is reported that at that time, about 25% of the internet traffic between Asia, Europe, and the Middle East was affected. These conflicts can complicate repair operations and the installation of new cables.
🌎These invisible cable lines are entirely dependent on Microsoft's UAE investments, Amazon's Saudi cloud regions, and Google's AI hubs near Dammam. With the escalation of the American-Iranian war, reports indicate that these cables face increasing risks of intentional destruction from accidental attacks.
⚠️Those cables are also a lifeline connecting the entire planet, operating in the dark depths of the ocean that people often overlook. While people may not realize the importance of these internet cables, without them, it would be as if there was no love, and the entire digital economy of the world could come to a halt. Especially in this age where AI technologies are advancing so rapidly, the security of these foundational infrastructures is becoming increasingly crucial.
🌊Now, it's not just the battlefield above ground or in the air. The internet cables under the sea have been reached. If these cables, which are the lifelines of our daily lives, were to be "cut," the consequences could be significantly damaging.
🏦If these cables were to break, the time required for repairs could extend for months, which could lead to disruptions for remote couples, users relying solely on Mobile Banking, and those who are working online.
💬Friends, what would you really do if the internet went down? Please share your Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C in the comments below.
