August 30, 2025
Cable News
Timothy Birdnow
Why haven't we done this all along?
U.S. Bars China, Russia, Iran From Undersea Cable Supply Chains
FTA:
Why haven't we done this all along?
U.S. Bars China, Russia, Iran From Undersea Cable Supply Chains
FTA:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved proposed rules that bar adversary-based firms from working on U.S.-owned undersea cables or supplying related equipment. Approved companies will need cybersecurity plans and must certify their supply chains are free of such entities.
To encourage investment, the FCC will streamline approvals for U.S. firms and partners from Japan and Europe, cutting the typical two-year process. Reapproval will be required every 25 years instead of every three, as originally proposed.
Nikkei writes that the rules could benefit trusted suppliers like Japan’s NEC, though they face added screening obligations.
Globally, 90% of undersea cables are made by NEC, U.S.-based SubCom, and France’s Alcatel Submarine Networks. China’s HMN Technologies is expanding,particularly in Africa and the Pacific.
Remember, Russia or someone else cut an undersea cable a while back, and it shows we are vulnerable.
To encourage investment, the FCC will streamline approvals for U.S. firms and partners from Japan and Europe, cutting the typical two-year process. Reapproval will be required every 25 years instead of every three, as originally proposed.
Nikkei writes that the rules could benefit trusted suppliers like Japan’s NEC, though they face added screening obligations.
Globally, 90% of undersea cables are made by NEC, U.S.-based SubCom, and France’s Alcatel Submarine Networks. China’s HMN Technologies is expanding,particularly in Africa and the Pacific.
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