For your information, and with a commitment to protecting your personal data, we would like to inform you that on the ARTE Campus website, ARTE Education (the site's publisher) and third parties use cookies and other tracking tools. These cookies are strictly necessary for the website's operation (for example, authentication cookies, AT INTERNET audience measurement cookies) and, consequently, in line with the guidelines of the CNIL, your consent is not required for their use. For more information, please consult the cookie policy related to this site.

12minutes.

Mapping the World - Underwater Cables: The Invisible War

Synopsis

There are about 400 underwater cables weaving an invisible yet crucial network in today's age. With a length of 1,3 million kilometers they are vital to the correct functioning of internet and host about 99% of our intercontinental exchanges.
Mapping the World recounts this little-known history. These cables have now more than ever attracted the attention of states, intelligence services and internet majors.

Available Versions

Audio

French, German

Subtitle

French, Spanish, English, Polish

Transcription

None

Educational support

What are thematics?
What is a educational sheet?

2 thematics

Thumbnail for War And Peace : How It's Done

Thematics

War And Peace : How It's Done

Thumbnail for Technologies and Society

Thematics

Technologies and Society

To go further

Thumbnail for Mapping the World - A New Geopolitical Cyber Space
12min

Mapping the World - A New Geopolitical Cyber Space