In 2023, there were 43 additional submarine cable systems active or under construction compared with the previous year. Subsea communication cables are an essential infrastructure for the transmission of internet data. Those cable systems have 1,444 landing points that were active or in development, and which connect those cables to the land communication systems.
Number of submarine communication cables and landing points active or under construction worldwide from 2010 to 2023
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TeleGeography. (September 1, 2023). Number of submarine communication cables and landing points active or under construction worldwide from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421135/number-of-submarine-cable-systems-worldwide/
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