
Steve Arsenault, director of Global Subsea Solutions for IT Telecom. Rick Chislett, former manager of splicing and testing for IT Telecom. Joseph Keller, visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology. Nicole Starosielski, professor of media, culture and communication at New York University. (Submarine Cable Map courtesy of TeleGeography) Guests View: An interactive map of a submarine cable systemĬlick the image below for a closer look at a submarine cable map.

Today, On Point: The new battle over undersea cables. have now become a weapon of war in this new Cold War between China and the U.S.," Reuters reporter Joe Brock says. Now, those submarine cable systems are at the forefront of a new rivalry between China and the U.S. Thousands of miles of fiber optic cable lying at the bottom of the world’s oceans carry more than 95% of the world’s data, from phone calls and emails to encrypted military secrets. Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. (Interactive Submarine Cable Map courtesy of TeleGeography)
