Undersea fiber optic communications cables are minimally protected and have locations that are public knowledge. This puts these vital communication links at risk of nation-state and terrorist attacks ...

How do you repair a submarine communication cable that has snapped at a depth of 7,000m?While watching a video about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs said on Wednesday that undersea cables to the Matsu Islands, which lie ...

Every time you send an email, stream a video, or execute a financial transaction across borders, there’s a good chance your data travels through a cable thinner than a garden hose sitting at the ...

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 ...

Two undersea communications cables in the Baltic Sea have been knocked offline, and at least one appears to have been physically cut. CNN received confirmation from a local telecom company that a ...

The depths of the oceans are home to a complex ecosystem of marine organisms, but also a vast network of cables spanning the globe that aid communications. Earthquakes and tsunamis can potentially ...

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to toughen oversight of submarine communications cables that handle 99% of international internet traffic, ...

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 ...