The TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map is our longest-running map mission. We began producing submarine cable maps in 1999, and we’re nonetheless going sturdy 25 years later.
Only for enjoyable, let’s evaluate the very first version—referred to as the World Communications Cable and Satellite tv for pc Map—to this 12 months’s Submarine Cable Map.
Right here’s a side-by-side comparability of the 2:
The 1999 World Communications Cable and Satellite tv for pc Map (left) targeted totally on the bodily infrastructure of submarine cable methods and geostationary satellites, chronicling how advances in fiber optic expertise allowed for submarine cables to surpass satellites because the spine of recent telecommunications.
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All through the early 2000s, the staff discovered themes that we’ve continued to hold all through all our maps: information about submarine cable bandwidth progress, completely different costs which might be accessible on submarine cables, and the associated fee to construct these cables.
Our newest model, the 2024 Submarine Cable Map, explores international connectivity from the ocean to the cloud, depicting 559 cable methods and 1,636 landings which might be presently lively or below building. On the backside of the map, you’ll discover extra insights on cable building, cable investments, and cloud infrastructure.
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