USA: Submarine cable eliminates China: Clean network concept
United States: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
The clean network concept was revealed.
Smartphone apps and
Communication carrier,
Submarine cables, etc.
Eliminate Chinese companies in five areas.
Declared to create a network with only allies and companies in that country.
Rise of Chinese companies:
The background is the rise of Chinese companies.
US subcom,
NEC,
Alcatel Submarine Networks,
The three companies in Japan, the United States and Europe have occupied 90% of the world market share.
Huawei affiliates:
It was an affiliated company of Huawei in China that tried to break in.
As a national policy, China tries to control the world’s infrastructure.
Technical skills are required to lay long cables.
Until now, the Chinese have only worked on short distances.
Two years ago, he connected “6000 kilometers between Cameroon and Brazil” and made Japan, the United States and Europe surprise.
We are expanding our business in Africa with the low selling price as a weapon.
Regulated by US Government:
Google Submarine Cable:
In June of this year, the US Department of Justice waited for security in the plan to connect Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
Google, Facebook, and Hong Kong companies were promoting joint investment projects.
However, he disallowed “the problem is that the end of the cable is Hong Kong.”
In the end, Google and others gave up landing in Hong Kong and reworked the route.
Chilean submarine cable:
The Chilean government has been selecting a supplier for the “cable that connects South America and Asia / Oceania.”
The Chilean government turned around this summer and adopted another route proposed by the Japanese government and others.
The US government has expressed concern about China’s proposal, and the Chilean government has given consideration.
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https://globe.asahi.com/article/13885226
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https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/google-facebook-subsea-cable-us-china
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