The internet is the fastest growing infrastructures in the world and while it already shapes our everyday life, it's impact will still grow in the future. In this episode we try to give you a basic understanding of how the internet works and how it may be different from other large networked systems.

References

General

https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/learning/network-layer/how-does-the-internet-work/

Video makes up ~80% of online traffic: https://www.demandsage.com/video-marketing-statistics/

Complaint against Telekom AG regarding unequal treatment of different users/service: https://freiheitsrechte.org/ueber-die-gff/presse/pressemitteilungen-der-gesellschaft-fur-freiheitsrechte/pm-netzneutralit%C3%A4t

International competition and private companies in submarine cable Installation: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/us-china-tech-subcom/

Explore further

Submarine Cable Map: https://www.submarinecablemap.com/ready-for-service/2003

Check your IP location: https://www.iplocation.net/#google_vignette

Check your network: https://www.peeringdb.com/net/572

Mapa of the Internet: https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/schaller-3e-dashboard-resources/image-map-of-the-internet-20031513285356511