The Undersea Network

Rather interesting account of underwater cable systems. Considering the author’s non-technical background the book I was pleasantly surprised by how accurate she was in describing the technical aspects of the cabled systems. The political and sociological aspects of the cabled systems were all new to me and very interesting to someone who has spent the last 25 years working on the technical side of underwater cabled systems. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to know about the almost unknown communications backbone that makes the Internet possible.

Reading the Undersea Network is like attending your favorite teacher’s class. This fascinating book shines a light on an “obscure” subject by using a variety of paths, including additional online information that motivates one to seek out more information. If you have the slightest interest in how communication works, especially the internet, you’ll enjoy this book.

I would like to know more about the technical details of the cables.

I love it since I am a cable tech junkie. However, there is a weird adherence to templates for historical analysis which lead frequently to absurdly long sentences about infrastructure typologies. One has to endure these little straitjackets of text (which I am sure delight some academics) to the mostly fun and dynamic story presented.
Mostly, it has the kick of a good Wired article before it gets submerged [literally} in seemingly endless poor prose to defend historical templates.

Very unique and insightful book.

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