One under-discussed constraint: the repair fleet is tiny at about 60–62 ships globally, many aging. So a single cut can take days or weeks to fix. For an internet where uptime is the metric that matters, boosting repair capacity is as important as laying new cables.  
One under-discussed constraint: the repair fleet is tiny at about 60–62 ships globally, many aging. So a single cut can take days or weeks to fix. For an internet where uptime is the metric that matters, boosting repair capacity is as important as laying new cables.