The incredible story of the underwater internet

Introduction and new linksMother Earth is a motherboard. The 'last mile' is much discussed, but much more important is the 'middle mile' – and that means deep ocean cables. A whopping 99% of international data is transmitted along the bottom of the ocean via submarine communications cables, with new, high-cost and high-tech projects planned to further boost global broadband speeds."Submarine cables are critical to supporting the internet, carrying virtually all traffic back and forth acro