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Don't some big hedge funds/finance players also have such cables?

Maybe, but these days, I believe microwave towers are preferred, lower latency and shorter paths. https://www.rec-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/High-Freq...

And far less bandwidth. Microwave is used for ultr-low latency trading. But most financials ride subsea cables like everyone else.