It's tough for businesses to compete today without reliable, real-time information and communication. And in our personal lives, whether we're scrolling social media or streaming our favorite TV shows, the data network has to be reliable. 

So what happens when it goes out?

The global communications network is a network made of approximately 1.5 million kilometers (930,000 miles) of undersea cable the diameter of a garden hose. 

Finding ways to protect that infrastructure, creating backup networks, and keeping the data flowing around the world is a must for residents of every country on earth.