This Is How the Internet Actually Works

This Is How the Internet Actually Works: • This Is How the Intern...
The Internet-an invention that changed everything. It all began in 1969 as part of a research project, and by the '90s, it became a global sensation. Now, here you are, watching this video thanks to that very invention. But have you ever stopped to think about how it actually works? The video you're seeing right now traveled thousands of miles through data centers, cables, and servers to reach your screen. Join us as we dive into the remarkable journey of data across the web-it's more incredible than you might think.
The video you’re watching right now-stored in a data center thousands of miles away-traveled an astonishing path to reach your device. While satellites might seem like an obvious way to transmit data, they’re not the most efficient. You see, satellites orbit about 22,000 miles above the earth's equator. To transmit a signal from a data center to your phone via satellite, the data would have to travel a whopping 44,000 miles. That’s a huge journey, causing major latency. For most internet applications, that delay just wouldn’t cut it.