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About 20.000 cables under the sea (Documentary about the huge fibre optic cables that connect us, 2010)

"If the cable works, the information will flow like a mighty wave, Ludlow, and we will ride their comb, and all civilization will look up to us." - John Grisemer The world economy and every Internet user hangs on the overseas cables. What actually happens when you enter an Internet address? The film shows how the message reaches the recipient. What happens, if one of the cables in the ocean breaks and how to fix it? How the data cables are produced and laid? What the scientists must think of to get even more data at the same time through these and what role the ominous sea mouse plays in it? How overseas cable technology has changed since the turn of the century and what visions the scientists have for the future? © 2010, Licensed fact+film

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20.000 cables under the sea (Documentary about the huge fibre optic cables that connect us, 2010)
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Society
Runtime
43 minutes
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English
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