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
20.000 cables under the sea (Documentary about the huge fibre optic cables that connect us, 2010) is presented by wocomoDOCS. Its listed runtime is 43 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
As a society documentary, 20.000 cables under the sea (Documentary about the huge fibre optic cables that connect us, 2010) uses cables, under, fibre as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.
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- Title
- 20.000 cables under the sea (Documentary about the huge fibre optic cables that connect us, 2010)
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 43 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- wocomoDOCS
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