Geotel Communications Lets the Public See Part of Their Work: [18th Jul 2012]

Telecoms data company Geotel Communications has released a map of the Internet showing where the worldwide fiber optic cables and geographic informations systems run. It shows that for the most part, fiber optics run under the largest oceans in the world and the map gives a visual representation of how information can travel at huge speeds along these cables. Once the information being sent to the US leaves the ocean cables it meets a metro communications grid in the US and is picked up by carriers such as AT&T and Verizon and delivered to hubs in major cities. Dave Drazen worked on the map and points out that most people have little idea about how the Internet actually works and do not understand the infrastructure required. The maps are sold to telecommunications companies and Drazen insists that the information is publicly accessible and that nothing commercially sensitive has been released.