Reason for the fall of the China Unicom optical cable

The FCC revoked China Unicom Americas' license over national security concerns and lack of candor during its investigation — a decision courts upheld. 4mn kilometres of meta...

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Aug 08, 2025

Ninth Circuit upholds FCC revocation of Chinese

The majority determined that the decision to revoke China Unicom''s certificates was sound because the “national defense” factor gives the FCC the

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Nov 22, 2025

Two Cables and the Hidden Subsea Battle Between US and China

Earlier this year, the PEACE cable was mysteriously severed near the Gulf of Suez, disrupting Internet traffic between Asia, East Africa, and Europe until its repair three weeks later.

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Jun 14, 2026

Decoupling Is Already Happening—Under the Sea

Indeed, today not being connected to a subsea cable means not being part of the world, as the residents of Taiwan''s Matsu Islands—a popular tourist destination— discovered when

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Aug 05, 2025

How the US is pushing China out of the internet''s plumbing

Nearly 1.4mn kilometres of metal-encased fibre criss-crosses the world''s oceans, speeding internet traffic seamlessly around the globe. The supply and installation of these cables

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Jan 08, 2026

U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves

Subsea cables, which carry the world''s data, are now central to the U.S.-China tech war. Washington, fearful of Beijing''s spies, has thwarted Chinese projects abroad and choked Big Tech''s...

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Jul 06, 2025

Why the FCC Revoked China Unicom Americas'' License

The FCC revoked China Unicom Americas'' license over national security concerns and lack of candor during its investigation — a decision courts upheld.

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Apr 15, 2026

Ninth Circuit upholds FCC revocation of Chinese telecommunications

The majority determined that the decision to revoke China Unicom''s certificates was sound because the “national defense” factor gives the FCC the authority to determine present or

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Jul 25, 2025

U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves

Subsea cables, which carry the world''s data, are now central to the U.S.-China tech war. Washington, fearful of Beijing''s

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Oct 05, 2025

Cutting of 4 Submarine Fiber Optic Cables in the Red Sea Affects

Because the Houthis control Yemen''s main Internet communications provider, local users have repeatedly reported crashes in Internet service recently. Fortunately, as of now, the damage to

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Jun 30, 2025

Internet cables the next front in US-China tech war

The United States and China''s technology war is not only about semiconductors but now also about undersea internet cables, with Washington moving to ensure that new cables will bypass

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Mar 10, 2026

Undersea cables emerge as source of friction in South China Sea

While China''s claim to most of the South China Sea has been rejected by an international tribunal, the companies say they are unwilling to risk working in the area without Beijing''s approval.

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Jun 18, 2026

FCC REVOKES CHINA UNICOM AMERICAS'' AUTHORITY TO

Today, based on the FCC''s public interest analysis and the totality of the extensive record, the Commission finds that the present and future public interest, convenience, and necessity is no longer

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