Artwork: Submarine (undersea) cables make up much of the "backbone" of the modern, international Internet. This was their ancestor: the first transatlantic telegraph cable, laid in 1858 between Ireland and Newfoundland. [3] Artwork published by Oliver Ditson & Co., c.1858, courtesy of Library...
As a result, power often has to be transmitted over vast distances and, when generated at offshore wind farms, via under- sea cables. Systems using alternating current are not economically feasible for long-distance applications since too much energy is lost during transmission. High-...
Indicator Loops are long lengths of cable laid on the seafloor of harbours to detect enemy submarines. They were developed by the Royal Navy in the early 1900s and first trialled at the end of WW1. They were then successfully deployed in WW2 in British ports both at home, in the ...
Fibre optic cables are found forming overland as well as undersea connections all over the globe, linking countries through a vast network of cables through which much of the world's telecommunications and internet traffic flows. The East African shoreline is the only coast in the world today ...
Documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden confirmed that Singapore played a key role in permitting the US and Australia to tapundersea cablesto spy on Asian powers like Indonesia and Malaysia. The Highlands Group website also reveals that Highlands is partnered with one of the most powe...