Why doesn't Apple have its own submarine cables?
from IsaamoonKHGDT_6143@lemmy.zip to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 16 Jul 2025 00:00
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It’s a large technology company and has significant funding to invest. But I see that Apple doesn’t own or co-own a submarine cable with another company, and I tried searching for it on Submarine Cable Map, but nothing came up.

Apple has its own servers, but also uses third-party servers for its services like iCloud. Meta has its own submarine cables, because Apple doesn’t own a submarine cable or doesn’t share ownership.

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Reverendender@sh.itjust.works on 16 Jul 2025 00:05 next collapse

Why shell out if government owned cables are doing the job? That’s my guess, anyway. I’m not a cableologist.

ohulancutash@feddit.uk on 16 Jul 2025 01:43 collapse

They aren’t government-owned.

realitista@lemmy.world on 16 Jul 2025 09:12 collapse

Hey! He said he wasn’t a cableologist, alright?!

deegeese@sopuli.xyz on 16 Jul 2025 00:37 next collapse

That’s like asking why General Motors doesn’t own its own interstate highway system.

It’s a totally different industry that just happens to be adjacent.

Loduz_247@lemmy.world on 16 Jul 2025 00:43 next collapse

Apple doesn’t need submarine cables for now because it doesn’t require a large amount of data, unlike Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and internet providers, who do.

If they do decide to install a submarine cable, whether they own it or co-own it, it will be because of the amount of data they need and want a cable that prioritizes them.

acosmichippo@lemmy.world on 16 Jul 2025 00:58 collapse

The bulk of apple’s business is selling consumer electronic hardware. no submarine cables needed for that.

they do some cloud services, but not nearly the volume that requires meta-level infrastructure.