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One big question: What goes into laying a 9,000-kilometer internet cable across the Pacific Ocean?

• newatlas.com by Michael Franco

While we reported on some of the cable's particulars, what really intrigued us was exactly what went into such a massive undertaking. So, as part of our regular One Big Question series, we asked Kenichi Yoneyama for more details. Yoneyama is the chief project manager of the submarine network division of NEC Corporation, the group responsible for the cable's development.

Here's what he had to say:

The cable is really long; about 9,000 km (5,592 mi) had to be installed across the Pacific Ocean. So the first concern was how to manufacture the cable and purchase the right materials as well as manage the vessel that would deliver the cable. We also needed to consider getting the permits for the project, as well as closely monitoring the weather over the Pacific Ocean.


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