Undersea Cable Ships, Cables, & the People that Help Facilitate the Global Internet
Aboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship September 5, 2010 The Ile de Batz is one of three dedicated ships that Alcatel-Lucent uses to lay the submarine fiber-optic cables that carry broadband connectivity across the oceans. The ship is usually based in Calais, France, but made a stop recently in Greenwich, England, to pick up components …