The Real Border of the Internet Is Under the Sea, with Narrow Gates
A message sent from Vietnam to Europe appears to vanish into a cloud and reappear somewhere else. In reality, the data travels through an object with an address and an owner: a fibre-optic cable on the seabed. Light pulses run through glass, pass repeaters, reach a landing station, and only then enter carriers, data centres, and a phone.
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A message sent from Vietnam to Europe appears to vanish into a cloud and reappear somewhere else. In reality, the data travels through an object with an address and an owner: a fibre-optic cable on the seabed. Light pulses run through glass, pass repeaters, reach a landing station, and only then enter carriers, data centres, and a phone.
A message sent from Vietnam to Europe appears to vanish into a cloud and reappear somewhere else. In reality, the data travels through an object with an address and an owner: a fibre-optic cable on the seabed. Light pulses run through glass, pass repeaters, reach a landing station, and only then enter carriers, data centres, and a phone.
A message sent from Vietnam to Europe appears to vanish into a cloud and reappear somewhere else. In reality, the data travels through an object with an address and an owner: a fibre-optic cable on the seabed. Light pulses run through glass, pass repeaters, reach a landing station, and only then enter carriers, data centres, and a phone.
A message sent from Vietnam to Europe appears to vanish into a cloud and reappear somewhere else. In reality, the data travels through an object with an address and an owner: a fibre-optic cable on the seabed. Light pulses run through glass, pass repeaters, reach a landing station, and only then enter carriers, data centres, and a phone.
A message sent from Vietnam to Europe appears to vanish into a cloud and reappear somewhere else. In reality, the data travels through an object with an address and an owner: a fibre-optic cable on the seabed. Light pulses run through glass, pass repeaters, reach a landing station, and only then enter carriers, data centres, and a phone.