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Can subsea cables help create a more sustainable internet?

7 October 2021
Jenny Darmody
Silicon Republic

“Subsea cable infrastructure connects our digital world. It is now time to develop a sustainable focus on how that digital infrastructure can help decarbonise our ever-expanding data carbon footprint. A concerted approach for subsea cables and data centre infrastructure enables the growth of digital infrastructure and a more efficient use of the natural resources we have to power that growth. This is at the heart of Verne Global’s and Digital 9 Infrastructure’s philosophy.”

Dominic WardVerne Global’s CEO, recently spoke to Silicon Republic on how subsea cables can provide companies greater access to sustainable data centre solutions. Read the full article here.

Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (D9) owns two digital infrastructure platforms:
– Aqua Comms with 20,000 km of subsea fibre connectivity – the backbone of the internet
– Verne Global, the leading Icelandic data centre platform – 100% powered by renewable electricity