El TAT‑8 fue el primer cable transoceánico de fibra óptica: un “haz de luz” bajo el Atlántico que abrió la puerta a la Internet global 🌍 Descubre su historia, mitos, desafíos y por qué hoy lo estamos desenterrando del fondo del mar. #TAT8 #HistoriaDigital

https://albertogombau.com/adios-al-tat-8-el-cable-de-luz-que-unio-dos-mundos/

Good to see an old cable being recycled and clearing the route for newer cables.

#telecoms #subsea #tat8 #atlantic #internet

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/the-worlds-first-transatlantic-fiber-optic-cable-is-being-ripped-up

Say goodbye to the undersea cable that made the global internet possible.

History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fibre-optic cable from the ocean floor.

TAT-8—built by AT&T, British Telecom, and France Telecom—was the eighth transoceanic system across the Atlantic.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260223-say-goodbye-to-the-undersea-cable-that-made-the-global-internet-possible?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#TAT8 #Internet #Atlantic #UK #France #Sharks

The removal of world’s first undersea fibre optic cable

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Le retrait du premier câble de fibre optique sous-marin au monde

https://moncarnet.com/2026/02/26/tat-8-le-cable-qui-a-allume-linternet-mondial-tire-sa-reverence/

#Internet #TAT8