> But maybe it was cheaper than installing cables on land?
Way, way cheaper. Trenching or tunneling on the one hand, mostly just steaming forward whilst paying out cable on the other. The cable itself is more expensive for submarine use though, so there would be a point where cost crosses over.
Way, way cheaper. Trenching or tunneling on the one hand, mostly just steaming forward whilst paying out cable on the other. The cable itself is more expensive for submarine use though, so there would be a point where cost crosses over.