Re: Wrapping the World in 5Gbps Cable
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:26 pm
I was astonished the first time I ran across the factoid that the first Transatlantic cable (telegraph, of course) was laid in 1858. :dropmouth
It only worked for about a month.
But there were functional ones by the 1860s. Somewhere I've seen footage of them laying one; fascinating.
The US has military bases on Guam; that may explain some of the cables.
It only worked for about a month.
But there were functional ones by the 1860s. Somewhere I've seen footage of them laying one; fascinating.The US has military bases on Guam; that may explain some of the cables.