ITU News publishes article describing efforts to develop standards for SMART Cables

ITU News published an extensive article describing the effort to develop standards for SMART Cables and cables dedicated to scientific sensing. Both standardization efforts will provide guidance for requirements and best practices for sensing on subsea fiber cables.

A link to the article can be found here.

A link to the draft ITU standards for SMART Cables can be found here.

A link to the draft ITU standards for dedicated scientific sensing submarine cable systems can be found here.