SMART Cables Initiative Gains Momentum with Universal Sensor System
The SMART Cables Initiative (Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications) is gaining significant momentum, with the JTF (Joint Task Force) facilitating adoption and implementation across the telecommunications industry .
Key Developments:
System | Route | Status |
|---|---|---|
Atlantic CAM | Lisbon-Azores-Madeira (3,700 km ring) | Deployment 2026 |
Tamtam | Vanuatu-New Caledonia (411 km + 525 km domestic) | Deployment 2026 |
Antarctica | New Zealand and Chile to Antarctica | Planning |
Asia-Europe | Arctic and North Atlantic route | Planning |
The initiative aims to have SMART cables become the world standard, leading to a global network integrating environmental sensors (temperature, pressure, seismic acceleration) into submarine telecommunications cables. This would enable climate change monitoring, tsunami and earthquake early warning, seismic monitoring, and improved routing of cable systems .
