Submarine cable map

[Markbnj]

A scrollable/zoomable map showing the full network of undersea cables connecting various countries. Pretty cool. I had no idea it was this extensive.

http://submarine-cable-map-2014.telegeography.com/

 

[rudeguy]

I always thought subs would have satelite.

:shrug:

 

[halik]

Wow cool

 

[IronWing]

I always thought subs would have satelite.

:shrug:

They tried that but the dish created too much drag.

 

[IronWing]

It looks like Randy Waterhouse never got his cable installed.


Edit: Interesting how the cables use the Panama Canal. 🙂 Laying cable overland must be sufficiently more expensive than laying cable at sea to make it worth the jog to Panama.

 

[Markbnj]

It looks like Randy Waterhouse never got his cable installed.


Edit: Interesting how the cables use the Panama Canal. 🙂 Laying cable overland must be sufficiently more expensive than laying cable at sea to make it worth the jog to Panama.

I was thinking the same thing about the eastern Med and the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Looks like a 16-bit address bus running through there 🙂.

Also, check out the infographics at the bottom. The small maps show the actual laid paths of the cables as well as the sea bottom profile.

 

[Scarpozzi]

It's refreshing to see how organized they are!

They certainly took their time making sure they were all angled correctly and avoided as many overlaps as possible! BRAVO!!!

 

[PottedMeat]

lol @ cuba, surrounded by cable with one link to venezuela

sicily looks like the hub of the mediterranean - wonder if the mob has their fingers in that

 

[IronWing]

I was thinking the same thing about the eastern Med and the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Looks like a 16-bit address bus running through there 🙂.

I just thought of fresh opportunities for Somali pirates.

 

[Markbnj]

lol @ cuba, surrounded by cable with one link to venezuela

sicily looks like the hub of the mediterranean - wonder if the mob has their fingers in that

Yeah, check out North Korea's splendid isolation. I imagine they get their link overland from China.

 

[rudeguy]

lol @ cuba, surrounded by cable with one link to venezuela

sicily looks like the hub of the mediterranean - wonder if the mob has their fingers in that

IIRC, Cuba's problem is all the sanctions or whatever. There was a thread about it here a while ago.

 

[Geosurface]

 

[StrangerGuy]

A scrollable/zoomable map showing the full network of undersea cables connecting various countries. Pretty cool. I had no idea it was this extensive.

http://submarine-cable-map-2014.telegeography.com/

Uhmm what you expect for linking both sides of the Pacific and the Atlantic, aliens?

 

[Markbnj]

Uhmm what you expect for linking both sides of the Pacific and the Atlantic, aliens?

Yeah, I thought it was midichlorians, but it's actually wires.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Man, the next tenants are going to be PISSED with these cables all over the place,...

 

[Printer Bandit]

it took me a while to figure out it wasn't about actual submarines.

 

[sdifox]

we need a sub that cut cables :biggrin:

 

[Geosurface]

We need some enormous zip ties to cinch these up.

 

[Brian Stirling]

we need a sub that cut cables :biggrin:

The NSA and most of the other first world intelligence agencies around the world have them! Of course it's more surgical than that.


Brian

 

[mmntech]

lol @ cuba, surrounded by cable with one link to venezuela

I think it's mostly for the tourists too. Cuba citizens IIRC only have access to an intranet.

 

[ultimatebob]

Do all of those trans-Atlantic cables really terminate in Long Island like that?

Seems like a really bad idea to put all those eggs in one basket, knowing how often they have problems with storm damage.

 

[sdifox]

Do all of those trans-Atlantic cables really terminate in Long Island like that?

Seems like a really bad idea to put all those eggs in one basket, knowing how often they have problems with storm damage.

they are all connected to Wall St. 😛

 

[l0cke]

When does the cable get run to Antarctica?

 

[Geosurface]

When does the cable get run to Antarctica?

I've got a friend who works down there part of the year. He used the iridium phone to call me recently. I know they have at least some minimal Internet access, and it's better than what I had when I was on a US nuclear missile sub.

I've heard they might have come up with a hull vibrating transmission thing for subs, not sure how that'd work or impact stealth.

 

[StrangerGuy]

When does the cable get run to Antarctica?

When the ice there melts and the Cape Horn isn't still the most treacherous waters on the planet.