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Technical News & Discussion => Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion => Topic started by: somanyholes on Jun 27, 2008, 08:16:51

Title: submarine map/stats
Post by: somanyholes on Jun 27, 2008, 08:16:51
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2008/02/01/SeaCableHi.jpg
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: Rik on Jun 27, 2008, 11:11:22
It makes you realise how vulnerable we are.
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: pup on Jun 27, 2008, 11:47:09
Look more like a world girthing belt than a world wide belt  ;D
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: talos2 on Jun 27, 2008, 14:30:00
And I thought it all went by satellite. :blush:
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: Steve on Jun 27, 2008, 15:35:46
No thats

(http://www.sky.com/images/skycom/extended-grid/1024/GREY/sky-logo-trans.png)

;D
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: Rik on Jun 27, 2008, 15:48:49
I would imagine that satellites would have too much latency for the web.
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: Lance on Jun 27, 2008, 21:54:00
I agree, Rik. The latency is evident when UK TV shows do interviews live with someone in the US.
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: Rik on Jun 28, 2008, 11:13:30
Don't you just love it when they start answering the wrong question. :)
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: Sebby on Jun 28, 2008, 14:35:27
:lol:
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: pup on Jun 28, 2008, 21:17:14
Quote from: Rik on Jun 28, 2008, 11:13:30
Don't you just love it when they start answering the wrong question. :)

They do that on interviews in the uk  :whistle:
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: Glenn on Jun 28, 2008, 21:25:44
One of the main UK's data highways goes within 20 feet of my brothers front door in Helston, it was part of an optical fibre network upgrade, or so he was lead to believe.
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: Rik on Jun 29, 2008, 11:48:09
Quote from: pup on Jun 28, 2008, 21:17:14
They do that on interviews in the uk  :whistle:

:rofl:
Title: Re: submarine map/stats
Post by: Rik on Jun 29, 2008, 11:48:40
Quote from: Glenn on Jun 28, 2008, 21:25:44
One of the main UK's data highways goes within 20 feet of my brothers front door in Helston, it was part of an optical fibre network upgrade, or so he was lead to believe.

I bet they're careful when digging up the road!