What Are SMART Cables?
SMART Technology
SMART (Sensor Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications) Cables are submarine telecommunications cables equipped with sensor packages inside their repeaters (amplifiers).
SMART Cables will enable transformative advancements in Tsunami and Earthquake Early Warning monitoring, global climate monitoring, and network integrity, providing substantial societal benefits through enhanced protection of life, property, and global telecommunications infrastructure.
Subsea Data Systems
We design, build, and operate full-stack SMART Cable systems end-to-end. Research-grade sensors. Real-time data platforms. No new ocean footprint. Concept to cable to signal.
First universal SMART Cable platform deployed. NSF and Schmidt Marine funded. 25+ years and 250+ global cable projects deep.
SMART Cable Applications
SMART Cables will provide key data for tsunami and earthquake early warning monitoring across many areas of high risk and hazard.
Tsunami/Earthquake Early Warning
Global Climate Monitoring
SMART Cables will provide essential ocean variable data for long-term global climate monitoring.
SMART Cables will provide innovative ways to monitor submarine fiber cables to increase critical information infrastructure resiliency.
Telecommunications Network Integrity
SMART Repeater Components
3-Axis Accelerometer
SMART Repeaters include best-in-class, research-grade 3-axis accelerometers to maximize utility across a broad customer base
Absolute Pressure Gauge
SMART Repeaters include best-in-class, research-grade absolute pressure gauges (APGs) to ensure optimal data collection over long time periods.
Temperature Sensor
SMART Repeaters include best-in-class, research-grade glass-coated thermistors (GCTs) to measure fine-scale temperature changes on the seafloor.