The Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea: two critical choke points for the Internet infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia

The Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea: two critical choke points for the Internet infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia

🔹 A war in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea poses a serious threat to the vital data routes and digital economies of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

🔹 According to TeleGeography data, damage to these infrastructures could disrupt digital traffic and regional banking networks, as land routes and alternative technologies such as Starlink lack the capacity and regulatory flexibility to handle the huge volume of traffic generated by the two countries.

🔹 While the UAE is somewhat protected from direct risks in the Strait of Hormuz due to the landing of cables in Fujairah, it remains vulnerable to attacks on its data centers. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, despite its reliance on the Red Sea route, faces challenges related to this critical bottleneck and the associated maintenance issues. 🔹 In the event of a widespread undersea cable outage, there are no immediate and comprehensive alternatives to maintaining national internet connectivity for the economies that depend on this data.

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