The bottom of the sea is a mysterious and inaccessible place, and anything unfortunate enough to slip beneath the waves and into the briny depths might as well be on the Moon. But the bottom of the ...

In the midst of US-Soviet tensions over Berlin in early 1959, five transatlantic submarine cables suddenly stopped working. Alarm bells rang in Washington since these undersea information networks ...

This week, Singapore will host the world’s largest gathering of experts in the field of undersea data cables when more than 1,000 will meet for the annual Submarine Networks World conference. The ...

As the Indo-Pacific region further expands its global economic power, subsea fiber-optic cables will play an essential role in regional growth and stability, while also acting as a frontline in ...

Subsea cable repairs are not an easy fix, according to The Internet Report podcast. For one, it's never a straightforward (or one-size-fits-all) task. The process itself is highly complex, typically ...

Have you ever wondered how an email sent from New York arrives in Sydney in mere seconds, or how you can video chat with someone on the other side of the globe with barely a hint of delay? Behind ...