Every time you visit a web page or send an email, data is being sent and received through an intricate cable system that ... of thousands of miles of fiber optic cables constantly transmitting ...

When Meta announced its plans for a vast new fiber optic network covering 50,000 kilometers and linking five continents last month, the company’s selling point was cutting-edge undersea cable tech.

like across the ocean. The downside of fiber-optic cables is that they are more expensive than coaxial cables, and laying new lines is a logistical challenge. As a result, cable internet boasts ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Computer science Professor Paul Barford and a team of researchers recently published the first publicly available map of the US's long-haul fiber-optic cable network.

China has tightened export controls on dual-use drone parts to limit their use in conflict zones, especially Ukraine.

All eight crew members were Chinese nationals, suggesting the vessel was operating under a flag of convenience ... 100 incidents of undersea fiber optic cable damage worldwide, making it a common ...