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After 38 Years, the Very First Transatlantic Fiber Optic Cable Emerges From the Depths of the Ocean.

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Installed in the late 1980s, the TAT-8 transatlantic cable was a turning point in the history of telecommunications. More than thirty years after ushering in the era of optical communications between Europe and the United States, this pioneering infrastructure is literally resurfacing to begin a second life… by being recycled.
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Installed in the late 1980s, the TAT-8 transatlantic cable was a turning point in the history of telecommunications. More than thirty years after ushering in the era of optical communications between Europe and the United States, this pioneering infrastructure is literally resurfacing to begin a second life… by being recycled.

Installed in the late 1980s, the Transatlantic TAT-8 cable marked a turning point in the history of telecommunications. More than 30 years after transporting the first fibre optic data between Europe and the United States, this pioneering infrastructure has now been raised from the depths to be recycled.

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Presse-citron broke the news on Friday, April 24, 2026.
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