Nokia will power two new subsea cables – the Medusa, which will snake along the seafloor from the Red Sea through the Mediterranean and out to the Atlantic Ocean, and the Surge subsea network, which will run from Singapore to Indonesia. The Medusa fiber optic network aims to "bring faster, more reliable connectivity to millions" of people in countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, and Egypt. It will enable "5G, cloud, and AI-era technologies" and equip the region for digital growth, Nokia says. Submarine cables carry 99% of the world’s intercontinental data traffic, and attacks on them are on the rise, particularly from Russia and China. Attacks remain a major risk for the new Nokia-powered cables. Read more at the link in bio. #fiberopticnetwork #subseacables #nokia #technews