Transatlantic Fiber-Optic Expialidocious
Jun 30, 2026 · 32 min
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0:00 / 31:56Before the internet went global, one undersea gamble made it possible. Jane Ruffino’s story, " Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible ," appears…
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Before the internet went global, one undersea gamble made it possible.
Jane Ruffino’s story, "Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible," appears in the May-June issue of Wired magazine.
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