Taiwan is brokering deals for access to satellite internet systems so it can maintain contact with the outside world if war disrupts undersea telecommunications cables
The skyline of Taipei in September, 2022. Telesat is among the foreign companies talking to Taipei about offering satellite internet services, according to two sources familiar with the matter.is pitching Taiwan on its planned low-Earth-orbit internet service as the Asian democracy looks for partners to develop backup communications systems in case of military conflict, sources say.
Telesat is among the foreign companies talking to Taipei about offering satellite internet services, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The Globe and Mail is not identifying them because they are not authorized to speak publicly about it. Taiwan last year got a taste of how severed undersea communication cables could disrupt its ability to talk to the world.
during a 2022 video-link discussion, can land a “bigger blow than some types of weapons.” The internet, he said, “is a kind of weapon because we can show what’s going on.” Satellite operators from Canada, Britain and the United States offer Taiwan the opportunity to reinforce its communications. “This is about resilience and when it comes to resilience, you’ve got to have redundancy – including maybe backups outside your territory – so these are the backup options under consideration,” Mr. Tzeng said.
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