Submarine Cables: The Handbook of Law and Policy

By: Douglas R. Burnett

Submarine fiber optic cables are critical communications infrastructure for States around the world. They are laid on the seabed, are often no bigger than a garden hose, and transmit immense amounts of data across oceans. These cables are the backbone of the internet and phone services and underpin core State interests, such as the finance sector, shipping, commerce and banking industries. Without the capacity to transmit and receive data via submarine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004260323
• ISBN13: 9789004260320
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"