I'm using technology in quite a broad sense. Not just the engineering and scientific know-how but extending to the know-how to market and sell, navigate regulation, strike deals across borders and cultures and manage financial and political risk.
So some of the technology we need for subsea cables is about persuading e.g. Singapore that they are safe relying on a subsea cable to an energy project in Australia or persuading Europe and Morocco to do business together. There is a reluctance to commit to cross-border reliance on energy infrastructure.
On a more physical technology basis it would be better if subsea cables a) cost less b) went further c) went in to deeper water and d) had less line losses. I think incremental improvements rather than radical improvements are needed.
Subsea Cabling
So some of the technology we need for subsea cables is about persuading e.g. Singapore that they are safe relying on a subsea cable to an energy project in Australia or persuading Europe and Morocco to do business together. There is a reluctance to commit to cross-border reliance on energy infrastructure.
On a more physical technology basis it would be better if subsea cables a) cost less b) went further c) went in to deeper water and d) had less line losses. I think incremental improvements rather than radical improvements are needed.