Transatlantic Fiber-Optic Expialidocious

According to ninety-nine percent invisible, the modern internet owes its existence to one undersea gamble made decades ago. Before global connectivity became reality, telecommunications pioneers had to lay fiber-optic cables across the Atlantic—an expensive, technically challenging venture with no guarantee of success. That transatlantic infrastructure bet paid off spectacularly and still forms the backbone of how data crosses the ocean today.

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