Google's Pacific fiber-optic cable wins approval, bringing Chile closer to becoming a digital gateway to Australia and Asia.

India is moving to plant eyes and ears on the Indian Ocean seabed. The Defence Research and Development Organisation has ...

The fiber optic cables carrying your internet snap far more often than you'd think, but a quiet fleet of specialized ships ...

Communications cables are only part of the story. A far broader array of systems now covers the ocean floor – and must be protected. But communications cables are only part of the story. A far broader ...

Forecasting earthquakes presents a serious challenge on land, but in the oceans that cover around 70% of Earth's surface it is all but impossible. However, the vast network of undersea cables that ...

Monitoring changes in water temperature and pressure at the seafloor can improve understanding of ocean circulation, climate, and natural hazards such as tsunamis. In recent years, scientists have ...

One of Alaska’s smallest telecommunications companies is about to provide a critical backup for the entire state. On Wednesday, Cordova Telecom Cooperative and GCI announced a partnership to lay an ...

March 4, 2025: Since late 2024 there have been several underwater cables cut in the Baltic Sea. The cable tampered with included one for power, one for data and one for natural gas. The damage was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An operator installs undersea fiber optic cable at Arrietara beach near the Spanish Basque village of Sopelana. The infrastructure ...

Underwater cables on the ocean floor in the Mediterranean sea - Sybille Reuter /Getty Images First installed in 1988, the TAT-8 transatlantic fiber-optic submarine cable connected the United States, ...

Sharks are innocent. Or at least they’re not eating the internet. As a family of cartilaginous fish, sharks are collectively not guilty of most, if not all, charges of biting, chomping, chewing, or ...

A ship's anchor on the seafloor under the surface tied to a vessel. - Dimandiver/Getty Images It's a little-known fact that undersea cables are necessary for a majority of international internet ...