Got fiber?

[giza]

In case folks are curious, here is a relatively recent map of undersea fiber used for Internet connectivity:



Note that a good chunk of the transatlantic cables go north of the UK, to Denmark and Germany, then back through the English channel. And people wonder why .de and .dk are so wired. :-)

Also note which countries, regions, and continents are not very well wired, and the relative financial and social states of those countries.