Global Internet infrastructure at NANOG 98
Hyperscaler investment in submarine cables and the rise of LEO satellite systems are reshaping who builds, owns, and operates the networks that underpin global connectivity.
Tag: submarine cable
INNOG 9 at APNIC 62: Building resilient infrastructure for the next Internet
INNOG 9, co-located with APNIC 62, offered a distinctly operational perspective, drawing on experiences from India and Bangladesh. Topics ranged from IPv6 deployment and submarine cable infrastructure, to lessons learned from Internet disruptions.
Submarine cable resilience
The estimated 1.5M kilometres of subsea communications cables underpins our global telecommunication services. This critical infrastructure faces serious challenges in the coming years.
[Podcast] The politics of undersea cables
Geoff Huston discusses the complex strategic and political issues in submarine cables.
The rise and rise of fibre
Fibre is now the most common means of fixed broadband connectivity worldwide. What questions does this raise?
The Starlink vs cable conundrum in the Pacific
Guest Post: Could Starlink availability discourage undersea cable development for small island economies?
Are subsea cables feeling the heat from climate change?
Guest Post: How future climate change may affect subsea cables and their shore-based landing stations.
The Cloud under the Sea — a good explainer of complex geopolitics
The role of submarine fibre networks in modern society.
Dual subsea cable cuts disrupt African Internet
Guest Post: Investigating the historical impact of undersea landslides on submarine cables.
Spatial Division Multiplexing — a new (subsea) cable paradigm
Guest Post: How submarine cable transmission technologies are evolving to support more capacity over longer distances.