--- title: The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem | daily.dev description: A new report by the International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience warns that subsea cable chokepoints pose systemic risk to global internet... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-internet-has-a-strait-of-hormuz-problem-ncupqxxzl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem | daily.dev og:description: A new report by the International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience warns that subsea cable chokepoints pose systemic risk to global internet... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-internet-has-a-strait-of-hormuz-problem-ncupqxxzl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ncupQXXzl.png og:image:alt: The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A new report by the International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience warns that subsea cable chokepoints pose systemic risk to global internet connectivity. Key bottlenecks include the Bab el-Mandeb Strait (17+ cables, 17-20% of global traffic in a 23km-wide channel) and the Suez corridor (90% of Europe-Asia communications). Economics lock operators into vulnerable routes — established corridors are 15-30% cheaper to build along. Deliberate sabotage is increasingly a real threat, with Baltic Sea incidents linked to Russia and China, and Taiwan's first conviction of a Chinese captain for cable sabotage. Climate change adds further risk via storm surges and submarine landslides. Africa is particularly exposed, with only one repair ship covering sub-Saharan connectivity. The 2022 Tonga cable cut caused 61 days of near-total isolation and losses equal to 38.7% of GDP. The report urges action before a catastrophic 'Hormuz moment' forces the issue. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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