{
  "meta": {
    "key": "submarine_cables",
    "title": "International Internet Bandwidth",
    "unit": "Tbps",
    "category": "Connectivity",
    "source": "TeleGeography, State of the Network",
    "sourceUrl": "https://blog.telegeography.com/international-internet-bandwidth",
    "verified": "2026-09-06",
    "url": "https://exponentialtracker.com/curve/submarine_cables",
    "csv": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/submarine_cables.csv",
    "json": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/submarine_cables.json",
    "retrievedFrom": "Compiled by Exponential Tracker and re-derived from the source named above. Rebuilt on every deploy, so re-fetch rather than trusting a saved copy to be current.",
    "rights": "The underlying data belongs to TeleGeography, State of the Network. This compilation may be reused with attribution to Exponential Tracker. No licence is claimed or implied over the source data.",
    "citation": "Exponential Tracker, \"International Internet Bandwidth\", exponentialtracker.com/curve/submarine_cables, data verified 2026-09-06. Underlying source: TeleGeography, State of the Network."
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "value": 295
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "value": 393
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "value": 466,
      "label": "Growth cools below 20% (TeleGeography)"
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "value": 618
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "value": 786
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "value": 997
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "value": 1217
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "value": 1479
    },
    {
      "year": 2025,
      "value": 1835,
      "label": "1,835 Tbps, +23% in 2025"
    }
  ]
}