In 2025, there were *** submarine cable systems, which was higher than in the previous year. Subsea communication cables are an essential infrastructure for the transmission of internet data. Those cable systems had ***** landing points that were active or in development, and which connect those cables to the land communication systems.
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TeleGeography. (May 28, 2025). Number of submarine communication cables and landing points active or under construction worldwide from 2010 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421135/number-of-submarine-cable-systems-worldwide/
TeleGeography. "Number of submarine communication cables and landing points active or under construction worldwide from 2010 to 2025." Chart. May 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421135/number-of-submarine-cable-systems-worldwide/
TeleGeography. (2025). Number of submarine communication cables and landing points active or under construction worldwide from 2010 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421135/number-of-submarine-cable-systems-worldwide/
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Number of submarine communication cables and landing points active or under construction worldwide from 2010 to 2025 [Graph], TeleGeography, May 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421135/number-of-submarine-cable-systems-worldwide/
