Just a handful of cables…
The telegeography group do some great maps.
These two remind us of the very tenuous links that are in fact the basis of all of Australia’s modern communication and much of its commerce.
As much economic and perhaps cultural connections too.
The VOX published a great piece earlier last month relating the modern cables to the ancient trade routes.
They point out:
Cables lying on the seafloor bring the internet to the world. They transmit 99 percent of international data, make transoceanic communication possible in an instant, and serve as a loose proxy for the international trade that connects advanced economies.
Links:
- Telegeography
- Article – A map of all the underwater cables that connect the internet [ Vox.com]
