Submarine telecom cables map - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: jorgerocha
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 02:31:03 am
content: Hi,http://www.cablemap.info/

author: SPRX
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 02:56:43 am
content: Awesome, thank you for the link

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 03:35:24 am
content: Cool.I wonder how may are tapped by the NSA?

author: dfmischler
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 03:42:51 am
content: My guess would be all of 'em.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 03:44:28 am
content: BP have their own fibre in the gulf of Mexico.http://www.gomfiber.com/Not surprising given their own data requirements.

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 03:47:00 am
content: pretty neat, wish it had labels on the map.sort of curious who owns the link which attaches to tuktoyaktuk

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 05:09:56 am
content: Nice post, thanks !Although most are fiber optic, just curious if those north pole cables that are still using electrical wires run at better efficiency than those laid at hotter regions since they're a lot cooler (lower resistance) ?

author: ve7xen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 05:32:07 am
content: Very cool! I've always been curious about this and it's somewhat hard to find information on.Quote from: Fsck on September 04, 2013, 03:47:00 amClicking the fibre route itself brings up more information in the right hand panel. Some have more info than others. The one I think you're asking about is the Arctic Fibre which is planned to be laid in 2014, they are in planning stages now. The concept seems to be shortest-path transit between Japan and the UK subsidizing the northern landing points.Anyone have any idea what the various cable colours / sizes on the maps mean?

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 10:42:14 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 04, 2013, 03:35:24 amEach line is at least recorded at the beginning and the end.

author: DenzilPenberthy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 10:48:44 am
content: Well every day's a school day! I didn't know any fibres came ashore at Sennen Cove in Cornwall (where I'm from). I thought they all came ashore at Porthcurno.If any of you are on your holidays down in Cornwall I can highly recommend the Telegraph museum at Porthcurno. Tons of fascinating stuff and most of it it inside huge bomb proof caverns inside the cliffs built by local miners during WW2 to house wartime comms equipment.http://www.porthcurno.org.uk/index.php

author: notsob
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 11:22:44 am
content: It seems a bit sus that all the cables marked as 'future' are scheduled for completion in 2014

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 11:38:01 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 04, 2013, 03:35:24 amThe sad truth. This point embarrasses me as an American.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 12:22:43 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 04, 2013, 03:35:24 amYou know why the NSA is the the best of the U.S. government agencies?Because it's the only one that actually listens to the people.Bwahahahahahaha

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 12:24:24 pm
content: Quote from: xrunner on September 04, 2013, 12:22:43 pmWow, good one. Too long for a bumper sticker but I'll figure out a good way to use it!

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 02:14:32 pm
content: Here's a picture I saved some time ago showing some of the major ocean cables:http://savedonthe.net/image/1855/ocean-cable-under-sea.png(7264x5315 pixel picture, 2 megs)

author: bitwelder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 04:27:53 pm
content: Quote from: dr.diesel on September 04, 2013, 12:24:24 pmWould you fancy a t-shirt ?http://www.cafepress.com/libertymaniacs/10128143

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 05, 2013, 12:53:48 am
content: Quote from: ve7xen on September 04, 2013, 05:32:07 amah, java and my chrome don't play well together. I clicked on the cables and got zilch.

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 05, 2013, 07:44:47 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 04, 2013, 03:35:24 amAll the ones that are not tapped already by the GCHQ, The Brits got there first.

author: johansen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 05, 2013, 09:43:50 am
content: i wouldn't say all the cables are tapped, because i don't know that, and there's probably a number of fiber cables that have been laid without knowledge.But i do know they stopped using 55 gallon drum sized lithium batteries to power the active taps when a few people got killed when one of them blew up due to accidental short.I don't know what they replaced them with for certain, my guess is RTGs

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 05, 2013, 10:26:30 am
content: Quote from: johansen on September 05, 2013, 09:43:50 amFor cables with landing sites in the US or UK it's very simple. Either there are sub-tenant of the landing sites or got private rooms in the carrier's main datacenters (like Room 641A at AT&T, seehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A).