Asia can't afford a 'cloudless' day. That means paying attention to undersea cables | Fortune

Tata Communications executive Kapil Kumar Jain warned that Asia’s digital economy cannot withstand a “cloudless” day, making undersea cable resilience a strategic priority for the region. In a Fortune commentary published November 5, 2026, Jain framed submarine cables as critical infrastructure underpinning cloud services, financial systems and cross-border data flows. The piece highlights how outages or physical damage to these links can disrupt connectivity at scale, amplifying calls for diversified routes and stronger network investment. It matters because Asia’s cloud-dependent businesses and consumers have little tolerance for downtime, and cable capacity is a growing competitive and security concern. Watch for further investment in redundant cable systems and how operators and governments address resilience as data demand climbs.