--- title: SwiNOG 40: Submarine Cables « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev description: A brief pointer to a SwiNOG 40 conference presentation by Liam Taylor on submarine cables, which carry approximately 90% of international Internet traffic. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/swinog-40-submarine-cables-ipspace-net-blog-arbk3l51v twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SwiNOG 40: Submarine Cables « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: A brief pointer to a SwiNOG 40 conference presentation by Liam Taylor on submarine cables, which carry approximately 90% of international Internet traffic. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/swinog-40-submarine-cables-ipspace-net-blog-arbk3l51v og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ArbK3l51V.png og:image:alt: SwiNOG 40: Submarine Cables « ipSpace.net blog og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SwiNOG 40: Submarine Cables « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A brief pointer to a SwiNOG 40 conference presentation by Liam Taylor on submarine cables, which carry approximately 90% of international Internet traffic. The post links to both the slide deck and a video recording of the technical update for those wanting to learn about undersea cable infrastructure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of international Internet traffic is carried by submarine cables? Submarine cables carry approximately 90% of international Internet traffic. This figure was cited in a technical presentation by Liam Taylor at the SwiNOG 40 event, which covers how undersea cable infrastructure underpins global connectivity. _Engineers tracking internet infrastructure developments follow topics like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Submarine cable cybersecurity: protecting critical infrastructure](https://daily.dev/posts/submarine-cable-cybersecurity-protecting-critical-infrastructure-hf0kolass) · CSO Online · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem](https://daily.dev/posts/the-internet-has-a-strait-of-hormuz-problem-ncupqxxzl) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [When Submarine Cables Go Dark: Understanding and Preparing for the Risks of Taiwan's International Internet Disconnection](https://daily.dev/posts/when-submarine-cables-go-dark-understanding-and-preparing-for-the-risks-of-taiwan-s-international-i-mgvxbsvfa) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/swinog-40-submarine-cables-ipspace-net-blog-arbk3l51v) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"SwiNOG 40: Submarine Cables « ipSpace.net blog","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/swinog-40-submarine-cables-ipspace-net-blog-arbk3l51v","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/swinog-40-submarine-cables-ipspace-net-blog-arbk3l51v"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:52:56.313Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:05:09.755Z","description":"A brief pointer to a SwiNOG 40 conference presentation by Liam Taylor on submarine cables, which carry approximately 90% of international Internet traffic. 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