Sentence examples for lay a cable from inspiring English sources

In August 1857 the first of several unsuccessful attempts to lay a cable were made.

"Then Sky got back and told me Openreach needed £20,000 to lay a cable".

Two private companies are vying to be the first to lay a cable under the river that would carry power to Consolidated Edison's electrical network in Manhattan.

We start with The Cable That Changed Our World, Daniel Gooch's extraordinary 1860s expedition to lay a cable across the Atlantic.

I signed up, paid my dues, then was told BT needed me to pay more than £20,000 to lay a cable.

The 200-year-old road, which climbs 2,000ft at gradients of up to 30perr cent, is being shut for repairs and to lay a cable for a Ministry of Defence torpedo testing station.

The basic idea is that you lay a single cable that contains multiple cables: typically two co-ax and two Cat5e cables.

British and American naval ships were instrumental in conducting hydrographic surveys in support of the early attempts to lay a transatlantic cable; the first successful cable was laid in 1866.

The company seeks federal approval to lay a telecommunications cable across the Pacific.

The press and public had closely followed the attempt to lay a transatlantic cable, and reacted with enthusiasm when word of its success was reported.

The report highlighted the delays and rising costs affecting plans to lay a subsea cable that would connect renewable schemes on the Western Isles with customers on the mainland.