FEATURE
WHITE NOISE FROM THE SEA FLOOR
ZAPPING BY JEAN DEVOS
Geopolitics has always been present in our activity Telegraph cables were born out of the need of a few dominant powers to manage their colonies. Then there were the zones of economic influence Then we welcomed globalization, that of trade on a global scale China included A network accessible to all Is this over? A certain world order is being pulled down by the emergence of imperial ambitions. We move from trust to mistrust we withdraw into ourselves and our friends Where are we going? Towards a fragmented world Multipolar or even bipolar! Towards networks of ideological influence.
JEAN DEVOS possesses 60 years of Submarine cables experience, and is a founding member of the AQEST service company. He was the VP Sales & Marketing for Tyco Submarine Systems, Director of Alcatel-Submarcom (underwater systems), and Production Manager of the submarine cables factory in Calais. He managed the acquisition of STC (UK) and merger with Submarcom to create ASN. He is a Graduate of ISEN, Lille University Engineering School with a Bachelor of Science, and a Founder of the SubOptic Association.
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