Experts from the American company Google tested the effect of strong solar storms on the performance of Internet cables laid under water. It has been reported Data center dynamics.
According to the researchers, solar flares can cause huge power surges in the entire infrastructure. As a result, experts learned that the fiber itself is not affected by voltage fluctuations, since the cable has conductive copper elements and optical signal amplifiers are located on different parts.
Using data on small solar storms and the impact on a submarine cable during a storm in 1989, Google experts concluded that a strong solar storm would not lead to network loss.
According to them, people should not be afraid of such a phenomenon, since the power surge will not exceed 800 V, and underwater cables will carry surges up to 6000 V. Google owns all or part of 22 submarine fiber optic cables.
It was previously reported that the beaver accidentally lost internet 14 Canadian cities for eight hours for unsuccessfully gnawing a tree.