What connects us globally to the Internet?

July 30, 2012 By Karen Stewartson

Answer: undersea submarine communications cable

Thanks to undersea submarine communications cable that are 2.7 inches in diameter, we can connect globally over the Internet. Each cable consists of eight cross-sections that expand for thousands of kilometers undersea. To see a map of our undersea network, click here.

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