Publications

This page was last updated on 22 March 2013

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ICPC Video

Keeping the World Connected (303Mb)
This 16 minute video was produced in 2012 and covers historical, legal and environmental aspects of submarine cables, human and natural hazards and future challenges.

ICPC Introduction  

An Introduction to the ICPC (411Kb)
Slide show presentation, which requires MS PowerPoint to be installed on your computer.

ICPC Introduction  

An Introduction to the ICPC (561Kb)
PDF version of above.

ICPC/UNEP Report  

Submarine cables and the oceans: connecting the world (2688Kb)
A report prepared in collaboration with UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme), which is designed to provide an objective, factual description of the submarine cable industry and the interaction of submarine telecommunications with the marine environment.
 

About Telecom Cables  

About Submarine Telecommunications Cables - 2011 (4,748Kb)
Slide show presentation, which requires MS PowerPoint to be installed on your computer. An informative presentation on submarine telecommunications cables and their role in the modern world.

About Telecom Cables  

About Submarine Telecommunications Cables - 2011 (4,202Kb)
PDF version of above.

About Power Cables  

About Submarine Power Cables - 2011 (4,898Kb)
Slide show presentation, which requires MS PowerPoint to be installed on your computer. An informative presentation on submarine power cables and how they work.

About Power Cables  

About Submarine Power Cables - 2011 (1,441Kb)
PDF version of above.

Network Security  

Submarine Cable Network Security (4,797Kb)
Slide show presentation, which requires MS PowerPoint to be installed on your computer. A presentation on the submarine cable network, the threats to cables and what governments can do to reduce the risks and speed the repair of damaged cables.

Network Security  

Submarine Cable Network Security (3,445Kb)
PDF version of above.

Anchor Damage  

Loss Prevention Bulletin - Damage to Submarine Cables Caused by Anchors (82Kb)
A bulletin explaining the risk to cables from vessels having their anchor deployed while under way.

Recommendations  

List of the Current ICPC Recommendations
These documents are provided on request to any organisation with a bona fide interest.

Critical Infrastructure  

Critical Infrastructure - Submarine Telecommunications Cables (1,671Kb)
Slide show presentation, which requires MS PowerPoint to be installed on your computer. A presentation on the critical role of submarine cables to the global economy.

Critical Infrastructure  

Critical Infrastructure - Submarine Telecommunications Cables (2,381Kb)
PDF version of above.

Fishing and Cables  

Fishing and Submarine Cables (1,849Kb)
Informative booklet showing how the fishing and submarine cable communities can work together.

Peche et Cables

Fishing and Submarine Cables (6,987Kb)
French language version of the above

Pesca y Cables  

Fishing and Submarine Cables (1,900Kb)
Spanish language version of above.

 

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