Specifically, because of the data cables down there, which span a distance approaching 1 million miles. And it’s not just the telecom industry that could use a better map.

Undersea cables, also known as submarine communications cables, are fiber-optic cables laid on the ocean floor and used to transmit data between continents. These cables are the backbone of the ...

There are over 420 submarine cables transporting around 95 percent of cross-border data and voice traffic. The first undersea cable was laid in 1858 from Ireland to Canada, allowing users to share ...

A new 9,000-mile subsea cable in the Arctic could reroute data traffic away from vulnerable choke points. Migratory birds sit on a pile of glaciers floating in the Baffin Bay near Pituffik ...

Two undersea cables in the Baltic were severed in recent days. Germany's defense minister said it was likely an act of sabotage. The cables have become a crucial part of the West's data ...

Three cables under the Red Sea that provide global internet and telecommunications have been cut as the waterway remains a target of Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

U.S. allies accuse Russia of "escalating hybrid activities" against NATO and EU countries after two data cables were severed in the Baltic Sea this week.

It severed two data cables: one connecting Lithuania and Sweden and another between Finland and Germany. After cutting the second cable, the ship reportedly zig-zagged, raised anchor, and continued.

On Sunday, an undersea cable ferrying data between Sweden and Latvia was damaged, most likely as a result of an external force, Latvia said. This is just the latest in a string of incidents since ...

The result: Cables that can move more data than ever before. That means the total cost per bit of data sent across the cable is lower. Corrected, 4-5-19, 3:50pm ET: ...