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"textContent": "\nTAT-8 was the eighth Trans-Atlantic Telephone system and the first to replace copper transmission with single-mode optical fiber between the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. The system used 1.3-micrometer single-mode fiber and optoelectronic repeaters operating at roughly 280 Mbit/s.\n\nRead Entire Article\n\n",
"title": "The world's first transatlantic fiber cable is being pulled off the ocean floor"
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