通信網

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 通信網, read つうしんもう, means an interconnected communications network.
• Basic usage: It can refer to an island's network or one including undersea cables.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Disconnection
  • 通信網が途絶える means the network is cut off.
  • 嵐によって marks the cause.
• Components
  • 海底ケーブルを含む通信網 means a network that includes undersea cables.