Technology

How many kilometers of fiber optic cable are under the Atlantic Ocean?

About 300,000

Background

About 300,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable lie under the Atlantic. That is almost eight times around the Earth. Nearly all data between Europe and America flows through these cables. Sometimes sharks bite them or ship anchors damage them.

More Technology questions

How many connected devices does the average US internet household own?

See question

How many tweets are sent on Twitter every second?

See question

How many times was the Windows XP operating system downloaded illegally?

See question

How many kilograms of electronic waste are produced worldwide each year?

See question

How much free storage does Gmail offer?

See question

How many grams did the first mobile phone from 1983 weigh?

See question

Ready to estimate?

Over 1,200 questions, 9 categories, one click.