Architecting Resilience From Cable Cuts with The Outernet
There are over 1.5 million kilometers of subsea cables connecting the world's internet and increased sabotage of these cables highlights the need for network resiliency. Rivada’s Outernet provides a robust solution for enterprises and governments who require certainty for their communications infrastructure and capabilities. With our space-based network, no subsea cables are involved.
The Impact of Cable Cuts
Designed for throughput, not resilience. Terrestrial and undersea cables are physically exposed to threats and notoriously difficult to repair. Cable routes are hard to audit, often shared, and frequently cross jurisdictions.
Downtime and Service Interruptions: Cable cuts can lead to significant downtime, disrupting critical services and causing inconvenience to users.
Financial Losses: Businesses can suffer substantial financial losses due to service disruptions, loss of productivity, and reputational damage.
Data Security Risks: Compromised cables can expose sensitive data to interception or unauthorized access.
Recovery Time and Costs: Repairing damaged cables is time-consuming and costly, often requiring specialized equipment and expertise.
Rivada’s Outernet, Built for Critical Comms Resilience
The Outernet rethinks continuity from first principles by operating entirely in space. It doesn’t rely on cables, carriers, or ground-based complexity and is the only solution that guarantees complete physical path diversity from day one.
As Part of Your Network Design
Including the Outernet in your network design ensures that your most critical tasks can always be carried out and you aren’t left to find a solution during crises, when it may already be too late.
Survivable Capacity and Connectivity
In the event of compromised subsea cables, the Outernet ensures that critical network paths and services remain operational. A second backbone in space that doesn’t rely on cables, carriers, or ground-based complexity.
Users Who Can’t Afford Downtime
Multi-Site Enterprises: Retail, logistics, banking and financial services and global manufacturing operations that rely on cloud ERP, inventory systems, and real-time coordination.
Government and Defense: Agencies responsible for public safety, national defense, or disaster response—where network availability is a matter of life, death, and mission success.
Critical Infrastructure: Energy, transportation, and water systems that require uninterrupted telemetry, command, and control.
Remote and Distributed Operations: From offshore drilling to Antarctic research—where traditional networks don’t reach or can’t be trusted.
