This topic may seem to be getting old hat, but it will yet be some time before physical cables as a means of networking the world are abandoned.
Australia is connected to the world by cables no thicker than a garden hose – and at risk from sharks, accidents and sabotage | Internet https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/02/australia-is-connected-to-the-world-by-cables-no-thicker-than-a-garden-hose-and-at-risk-from-sharks-accidents-and-sabotage
Video: What Happens When Undersea Internet Cables Snap? https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/africa/100000009778604/what-happens-when-undersea-internet-cables-snap.html
Wire cutters: how the world’s vital undersea data cables are being targeted https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/22/wire-cutters-how-the-worlds-vital-undersea-data-cables-are-being-targeted