A group of technology companies has applied for permits to build a hub near the beach in Carlsbad that would connect the ...

The first transatlantic internet cable ever is being retired and pulled from the ocean floor. Here's how it's being done and what happens next.

Anchors don't just dent hulls — they can rip into undersea internet cables. Here's why it happens more than you'd think, and ...

History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chair Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., of the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security speaks ...

A Chinese-backed submarine cable project triggered a diplomatic dispute and unprecedented political rift in Chile before the ...

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 ...

The Hidden Nervous System of the Digital Economy In the popular imagination, the internet is often depicted as an intangible cloud floating above the ...

The submarine cables market was valued at $7.4 billion in 2022, and is estimated to reach $14 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2023 to 2032. WILMINGTON ...

The US Navy’s efforts to develop “distributed acoustic sensing” capabilities have included experimental trials on the West Coast. More global communication travels under the seas than via satellites ...

Pity internet users in the Middle East and Asia who have been forced to struggle either without the internet or with painfully slow downloads. The issue stems from a simple incident: the severing of ...

In the 1970s, the USSR had an undersea cable connecting a major naval base at Petropavlovsk to the Pacific Fleet headquarters ...