Antarctica comes in from the cold: Building subsea cables to the last unconnected continent

"Despite the recent boom in subsea Internet cables, Antarctica remains the last unconnected continent. In its long summer, it is home to dozens of research stations hosting thousands of researchers, who generate terabytes of data a day. But the whole continent relies on satellite connectivity which barely qualifies as broadband."

Glaciologist and SWAC faculty member Dr. Peter Neff is quoted in a story in Data Center Dynamics. In June 2021, Neff led a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded workshop on internet infrastructure in Antarctica.