A manhole in Myrtle Beach, SC, with a cable to Argentina at the bottom of the stairs. That is only the first stop. Where the data goes next is the story.
Part 2 of Where the Internet Comes Ashore picks up where author Samanth Subramanian left off. DC BLOX, the Atlanta company that built the landing station, joins us this time. Chief technology officer Jeff Wabik calls it the international airport for data, and the runway is 470 miles of fiber to Atlanta.
Along that route are small buildings most people drive past without a glance. One of them has already run out of room. Jeff’s customers keep asking for more, and the people he needs to deliver it are not who you would guess. After the credits, he takes on a question we could not resist asking: is this a bubble?
