Smart subsea pipeline

A tubular, comprising:

• a base pipe for transporting hydrocarbons, the base pipe including a base pipe first end and a base pipe second end;
• insulation material exterior to and coupled to the base pipe while leaving the base pipe with non-insulated regions at the base pipe first end and the base pipe second end, the insulation material including a channel;
• a cable positioned within the channel in the insulation material, the cable extending through an entire length of the channel and including a first cable end and a second cable end;
• a first removable cable protector and a second removable cable protector removably attached to the non-insulated regions, the first removeable cable protector and the second removeable cable protector each being larger in diameter than the base pipe and including tactile elements configured to aid in aligning the tubular with other tubulars, wherein each of the first removable cable protector and the second removable cable protector accepts and contains respective ones of the first cable end and the second cable end for transit and storage of the tubular and is removed during installation of the tubular;
• and
• supplemental insulation material in the channel securing the cable within the channel.