Landmark documentary on world’s first transatlantic cable airs on RTÉ

9 Aug 2024

• UCC and RTÉ co-production documents major milestone in global communications and the birth of modern telecommunications.
• Two remote communities made history when the world’s first transatlantic cable was laid between Valentia Island in Kerry and Heart’s Content in Newfoundland.
• 99% of all internet and mobile communications are powered by undersea cable.