The Cloud Under the Sea (2023)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-06/the-cloud-under-the-sea/103137378

We’re all familiar with what our planet looks like. We know the countries, the oceans. But beneath those oceans is something rarely seen. A technological marvel. An underwater information superhighway, a global web of nearly 500 cables that lace the contours of the ocean floor. Every viral meme, every email, every Facebook post, every chart-topping hit, every internet site, every online banking transaction … they all rely on this network. They don’t come through the air. Satellites only provide a fraction of the data you use. Most of it comes through this underwater cable network, the plumbing of the internet itself.

The network – and the data it contains – is incredibly valuable. It powers almost every aspect of our modern life. But it’s also key for governments, intelligence agencies, and technology giants. And there’s a worldwide struggle for control, happening under the radar – and under the ocean.

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If you caught Research Director Alan Mauldin’s Submarine Networks World presentation this year, then you know how well-versed he is in submarine cable geopolitics (and in cable knowledge in general).

So you shouldn’t be surprised to see Alan sharing his expertise throughout ABC News’ exciting new submarine cable documentary, The Cloud Under the Sea.

This hour-long program “uncovers the shadowy world of telecommunication sea cables.”

Stream: https://blog.telegeography.com/telecom-headlines-december-2023