The Internet, How does Europe connect to USA???

[Christo]

I would love to know just how much data can be transferred between the US and UK at anyone time. It must be be in the Terabytes surely?

Petabytes?

 

[Johnnytoxic]

Exabytes

 

[Vegetarian]

What about the mid atlantic rig? Thats just an underwater mountian of vocano's! Cables prob melt away lol

 

[platypus]

Cable

Man we're connected by liquorice laces?!

 

[sanaxe1]

Petabytes?

Ha Petabytes... why have Petabyes when you can have ... Gigabytes.... *puts little finger to mouth*

 

[Beansprout]

I would love to know just how much data can be transferred between the US and UK at anyone time. It must be be in the Terabytes surely?

Per cable

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telephone_cable

 

[Spursboy]

My Dad went to the museum while I went to the beach, typical! All I do know is that the first few attempts to lay the cable, the cabling deteriorated after a few months and had to be laid several times...

http://www.atlantic-cable.com/CableCos/Porthcurno/

 

[benjo plz.]

Per cable

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telephone_cable

They get 10GB/s over each strand of fibre which is impressive really.

 

[leaskovski]

My Dad went to the museum while I went to the beach, typical! All I do know is that the first few attempts to lay the cable, the cabling deteriorated after a few months and had to be laid several times...

http://www.atlantic-cable.com/CableCos/Porthcurno/

When ever i lay cable, it usual breaks down after about a week.

 

[CookieRocks]

That would be a ship.

Wheres the picture of the captain?

 

[leaskovski]

Wheres the picture of the captain?

Can't you see him in the wheel house?

 

[Masterdog]

the UK cable which leads undersea over to France, France then has one going to the USA.

I'm pretty sure we have some transatlantic cable as well...I saw one when I was doing work experience in Goonhilly, cornwall (very near the aforementioned Porthcurno) but that was a few years ago. However I'm sure there are still plenty of cables coming out of the UK, US-bound.

 

[Christo]

I'm pretty sure we have some transatlantic cable as well...I saw one when I was doing work experience in Goonhilly, cornwall (very near the aforementioned Porthcurno) but that was a few years ago. However I'm sure there are still plenty of cables coming out of the UK, US-bound.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telephone_cable

 

[Arsey]

My poor effort

 

[dhjjessel]

its almost completely done by submarine optical cables

 

[yak.h'cir]

^In China recently the cables snapped, due to the fact they are not as developed as us they are still relying on these cables for everything really. They snapped due to an earthquake.

I'm pretty sure if the cables were broken between the US and the UK it would significantly affect the internet much the same as it did China. China as a country is certainly not a developed as the UK on average, but their technology is just as good if not better then ours.

 

[punky_munky]

It's the same system that is used for telephone calls too. As mentioned, it's a series of tubes.

 

[Christo]

I'm pretty sure if the cables were broken between the US and the UK it would significantly affect the internet much the same as it did China. China as a country is certainly not a developed as the UK on average, but their technology is just as good if not better then ours.

I doubt it very much - The Uk has many connections to the US and Mainland Europe - one cable breaking would in no way have the same impact as it did in China. I am sure one day they will be as well connected and far better, but as yet it seems they arent.

 

[slothmeister]

my really really lame attempt, surely someone can come up with a caption for this one...

 

[kippermitten]

Great picture!
http://www.iscpc.org/images/ships/2006_Defender.jpg