The strongest and most reliable way to connect different countries of the world to the Internet is through optical fiber cables laid under the sea. These cables are thousands of kilometers long and are laid in the depths of the sea.

Today using the internet has become a part of our life. Social media, video calls, online shopping, YouTube, office work, everything runs on the internet. But have you ever wondered where the internet comes from? Often people think that the internet comes from the sky, i.e. from satellites or mobile towers. But 99 percent of the world's internet comes through cables laid under the sea. This internet does not come from above but from below, i.e. inside the sea.

The strongest and most reliable way to connect different countries of the world to the Internet is through optical fiber cables laid under the sea. These cables are thousands of kilometers long and are laid in the depths of the sea. Internet data is sent and received from one part of the world to another through these cables. In such a situation, let us know who is the owner of such a long cable in such a big ocean.

History of Internet Cables

Internet cables began in the 1830s, when the telegraph was invented. Even at that time, wires were used for communication. After this, in 1858, American businessman Cyrus Westfield laid the first telegraph cable under the Atlantic Ocean, which connected America and Britain. Although this cable did not last long, it was a big start. The first permanent undersea cable was successfully installed in 1866. After this, telegraph and then internet cables started being laid under the sea all over the world.

How many cables are there and where are they?

Today, there are 14 lakh kilometer long submarine cables connecting the whole world. 99 percent of the world's internet comes from these cables. Most of the internet in India also comes from these submarine cables. About 95 percent of international data comes to the country through fiber optic cables. A total of 17 international cables come to India, which are connected to 14 submarine stations of the country. These stations are mainly in Mumbai, Chennai, Cochin, Tuticorin, Trivandrum. Cables come to these places from under the sea and then from there the internet spreads to different parts of the country.

Who owns the internet cable laid under the sea?

Internet comes through thousands of kilometers long fiber optic cables laid under the sea. But these undersea internet cables are not owned by any government, that is, the Indian government or the US government does not have direct ownership over them, rather the real owners of undersea internet cables are private telecom and technology companies. They have the necessary money, technology and resources to lay cables under the sea, maintain them and use them to send internet data to every corner of the world. In India, the companies that lay and operate these undersea cables are the basis of the country's international internet connection. These companies are Tata Communications, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Sify Technologies and BSNL. Like India, there are many global companies in the rest of the world too that lay and operate undersea internet cables.

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