THE VIDEO SHELF · undersea cable infrastructure
The Secrets Of Cornwall - Part 1 - Communications
A documentary on how Cornwall became a hub for the world's communications, from the first transatlantic radio signal to modern undersea fibre cables. It describes how cable landing stations and the systems are put together.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a rare look at the unmarked buildings and infrastructure where undersea cables come ashore.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Mark Thomas
- Topic
- undersea cable infrastructure
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2022
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From the original HN conversations
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Reminds me of 'The Secrets Of Cornwall - Part 1 - Communications' : [VIDEO] All kinds of bland looking, unmarked buildings housing telecom equipment for the onshoring fibres.
the-dude on Hacker News · 2020-08
In Secret Landscape: America's cold war infrastructureGreat write up. I would recommend the checking out: Documentary about the cable landing stations: The Secrets of Cornwall [VIDEO]
b0tzzzzzzman on Hacker News · 2021-10
In Incenser, or how NSA and GCHQ are tapping internet cables (2014)A lot of the time these landing sites / buildings are a bit further inland. At the beach there is usually only a buried armoured cable leading to a concrete slab or something where it connects to underground ductwork. If you're interested in that and …
132RRN96 on Hacker News · 2022-10
In Interactive Submarine Cable Map
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