Musk proposed to replace the underwater internet cables with Starlink V4 satellites.
Elon Musk believes that a constellation of more than 100,000 next-generation Starlink V4 satellites could compete with the global network of submarine Internet cables. According to him, such a device can receive about 100 laser communication channels with a capacity of more than 10 Tebit/s each. The statement came amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East: submarine cables in the Persian Gulf could become targets of attack in the event of a new military conflict between Iran and the US and Israel. Their damage could disrupt internet connections in countries in the region.