Other types of flexible cable include twisted pair, extensible, coaxial, shielded, and communication cable.

It reportedly has the ability to tap and sever underwater communications cables and carry out spy missions at depths inaccessible for regular submarines.

Interference with several major communications cables would be unlikely to bring the flow of internet and other communications traffic across the globe to a halt.

And what about the transatlantic submarine communication cables that can carry up to 60 million simultaneous voice conversations?

Even in the commercial world, most computers have short copper communication cables, typically under 100ft m.