Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of global
Undersea cables, also known as submarine communications cables, are fibre-optic cables laid on the ocean floor and used to transmit data between
How are international optical cables laid
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Undersea cables are laid using specialized cable-laying ships that carefully deploy fiber optic cables along pre-surveyed seabed routes. Engineers design these cables to withstand pressure, corrosion, and mechanical stress. Photo courtesy of ASN Red buoy markers mark the path of a submarine cable being laid in the ocean. Every day, we send countless emails, take part in video calls, use search engines and streaming services, while seamlessly banking online. Undersea cables are the backbone of global communications, enabling high-speed internet, telephone, and data transmissions between continents.
