Terrestrial cable explained

A terrestrial cable is a communications cable which crosses land, rather than water. Terrestrial cable may be subterranean (buried) or aerial (suspended from poles), and may be fiber or copper.^{[1] [2]} The term "terrestrial cable" is principally used to distinguish it from submarine cable,^[3] although some overlap exists between the two.^[4]

Major terrestrial cable systems include the Europe-Persia Express Gateway and the family of Eurasia terrestrial cable networks.^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• Aerial cable
• Utility pole
• Undergrounding
• Direct-buried cable
• List of terrestrial fibre optic cable projects in Africa

External links

• Eurasia terrestrial cable networks
• The Operation of Cross-Border Terrestrial Fibre-Optic Networks in Asia and the Pacific

Notes and References

1. Web site: Outside Plant Technologies for Public Networks . ITU-T Outside Plant Handbooks . International Telecommunication Union . 1991.
2. Web site: Long-Haul Fiber Networks . Optical Communications . Corning . 28 February 2022.
3. Book: Bartnikas . Ray . Srivastava . K. D. . Power and Communication Cables . Terrestrial and Underwater Optical Fiber Cables . Wiley-IEEE Press . 2000 . 10.1109/9780470545546.ch17. 9780470545546 .
4. Web site: Marinized Terrestrial Cables . ITU-T Outside Plant Handbooks . International Telecommunication Union . 2002.
5. Web site: The Eurasia Terrestrial Cable Network . Submarine Cable Networks . 28 February 2022.
6. Web site: Ruddy . Michael . Broadband Infrastructure in North Asia and Central AsiaNorth Asia and Central Asia . Terabit Consulting . November 2013.
7. Book: Chen . Hui . Liin . Xiaoyu . Jiao . Youjing . The Operation of Cross-Border Terrestrial Fibre-Optic Networks in Asia and the Pacific . August 2019 . United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific .