NewFoundland:
- Greenland Connect: from Newfoundland to Greenland. Tusass A/S (Danish-owned) 2009.
- St. Pierre and Miquelon Cable: from Newfoundland to St. Pierre and Miquelon France. French Authority of St. Pierre and Miquelon (French-owned) 2018.
Nova Scotia:
- EXA Express: from Nova Scotia to UK. EXA Infrastructure (British-owned) 2015.
BC:
- Topaz: from BC to Japan. Google (American-owned) 2023.
I propose that the next projects should go straight to the Philippines, Taiwan, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, France, Norway and Spain. We should not involve anymore american companies in our crucial infrastructure projects.
Yes. Amazing that they have been laying cables across oceans since the 1800s.
1858 to be specific: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telegraph_cable
Wow! I could only imagine the tangled mess that is!? I see raised floor data centers frequently and if it’s anything like that then we’re in trouble 😬