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What material is primarily used to transmit data at high speeds inside modern transoceanic internet cables?

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Correct answer: Glass fibers

Over 95 percent of international internet traffic travels through undersea cables containing thin strands of glass fiber. These fibers use pulses of laser light to transmit vast amounts of data across oceans at nearly the speed of light. To protect them from deep-ocean pressure and shark bites, they are wrapped in multiple layers of steel and plastic.

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