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Recommended as a rare look at the unmarked buildings and infrastructure where undersea cables come ashore.
A documentary on how Cornwall became a hub for the world's communications, from the first transatlantic radio signal to modern undersea fibre cables. It describes how cable landing stations and the systems are put together.
“Documentary about the cable landing stations: The Secrets of Cornwall” (HN, 2021)
Reminds me of 'The Secrets Of Cornwall - Part 1 - Communications' : [this video] All kinds of bland looking, unmarked buildings housing telecom equipment for the onshoring fibres.
Documentary on unmarked buildings housing cable landing equipment in Cornwall
A lot of the time these landing sites / buildings are a bit further inland. At the beach there is usually only a buried armoured cable leading to a concrete slab or something where it connects to underground ductwork. If you're interested in that and have an hour of time there is a youtube video[1] of a local tracking these down around the Cornwall area. [1] [this video]
Local tracks down cable landing sites around Cornwall
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