- Security Center - English ▾ - Contact Us Our Connected World
Many of us use computers and the Internet so frequently that we
may take the interconnected world we live in for granted. But
recent events have had some questioning the fragility of the
system that makes communication across the globe possible. The
World Wide Web The Internet has made the world more
interconnected as society embraces the World Wide Web. The
Internet population is know for its stability, and forecasts
show that the worldwide online population will continue to
escalate in the coming years. According to a JupiterResearch
report, 1.1 billion people access the Web on a daily basis; by
2011, 22 percent of the Earth's population will use the Internet
regularly. How exactly is this connected world we live in
possible? Cabling the Seas Believe it or not, the major portion
of the world's communication is carried out by undersea cables.
Submarine communications cables are cables that are laid beneath
the sea to carry telecommunications betw