Which country laid the fiber optic cable
Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) is a 28, 000 kilometer long submarine communications cable containing optical fiber that connects the United Kingdom, Japan, and many places in between. The cable is operated by India ' s Flag Telecom, a fully - owned subsidiary. This visualization shows the growth of the undersea cable network, global internet peering capacity, and the distribution of IP addresses via BGP announcements over time. Subsea cables are laid on the ocean floor and connect countries, continents, while terrestrial cables are installed on land, connecting cities, towns, and other infrastructure. Lasers on one end fire at extremely rapid rates down thin glass fibers to receptors at the other end of the cable. These glass fibers are wrapped in layers of plastic (and sometimes steel wire) for protection.
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