This visualization shows the growth of the undersea cable network and global internet peering capacity over time. Use the controls at the top to play the animation or step through year by year.

For more details and insights, please read this blog post.

Legend:

• Existing Undersea Cable
• New Undersea Cable (Added in Current Year)
• Decommissioned Cable
• City
• New City (Added in Current Year)
• Existing City (No Added Capacity in Current Year)

Pan by clicking and dragging. Zoom with the mouse wheel or the controls on the right.