Blackpool Sands, South Devon
Serves: Liberty Submarine Cable (aka Channel Islands-9) – Built-in June 2008 by JTGlobal to Guernsey using 4 pairs.
History of Cable TV
A small video detailing the first cable networks in the UK offering TV & Phone services, later Broadband too.
Secrets of Cornwall
Credits: Mark Thomas – Watch a thought provoking documentary about the undersea fibre networks passing through Cornwall. Learn the history behind the growing popularity of undersea cables and why major carriers are avoiding the UK.
How telecom giants worked with GCHQ
Credits: Channel 4 – Watch a documentary about how Edward Snowden unleashing evidence on the NSA & GCHQ , Learn which giant telecoms operator facilitated the spying and how much is open for governments to see.
Tycom, Highbridge, Somerset
This major cable landing station in Highbridge was built in 2001 by troubled Tycom, It was then acquired by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) in 2005 and then rebranded in 2007 to Tata Communications. Built to a very high standard and is very well connected, with 3 submarine cables and 3 land cables connecting many […]