It's a large technology company and has significant funding to invest. But I see that Apple doesn't own or co-own a submarine cable with another company, and I tried searching for it on Submarine Cable Map, but nothing came up.
Apple has its own servers, but also uses third-party servers for its services like iCloud. Meta has its own submarine cables, because Apple doesn't own a submarine cable or doesn't share ownership.
6 Comments
deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 27 pts · 1y
That’s like asking why General Motors doesn’t own its own interstate highway system.
It’s a totally different industry that just happens to be adjacent.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
The bulk of apple's business is selling consumer electronic hardware. no submarine cables needed for that.
they do some cloud services, but not nearly the volume that requires meta-level infrastructure.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y
Why shell out if government owned cables are doing the job? That’s my guess, anyway. I’m not a cableologist.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 1y
They aren’t government-owned.
realitista@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Hey! He said he wasn't a cableologist, alright?!
Loduz_247@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Apple doesn't need submarine cables for now because it doesn't require a large amount of data, unlike Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and internet providers, who do.
If they do decide to install a submarine cable, whether they own it or co-own it, it will be because of the amount of data they need and want a cable that prioritizes them.