If it's a stationary platform or a barge that's parked in a location for a while, absolutely. It's basically the same as how submarine internet cables between continents work.
it's slightly different because a floating platform is more susceptible to storms. it's pretty expensive to repair those lines when they're connected to a platform that inevitably gets battered about by a hurricane and the cables get damaged.
That is true, but it's what Google and a few other operators do. Usually oil rigs will use satellite, but they're not usually going to need the same sort of bandwidth
Is it tho? Can a roaming/floating thing be attached to a optic fiber cord?
If it's a stationary platform or a barge that's parked in a location for a while, absolutely. It's basically the same as how submarine internet cables between continents work.
Ah ok,
it's slightly different because a floating platform is more susceptible to storms. it's pretty expensive to repair those lines when they're connected to a platform that inevitably gets battered about by a hurricane and the cables get damaged.
That is true, but it's what Google and a few other operators do. Usually oil rigs will use satellite, but they're not usually going to need the same sort of bandwidth