Invisible highways: The vast network of undersea cables powering our connectivity

Photo courtesy of ASN Red buoy markers mark the path of a submarine cable being laid in the ocean. The Second International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit will take place on 2–3 February 2026 in Porto, Portugal.

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Every day, we send countless emails, take part in video calls, use search engines and streaming services, while seamlessly banking online. The exchange of data in the blink of an eye has become a given in much of the world – and yet we rarely pause […]

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