Unintended consequences of submarine cable deployment on Internet routing
Guest Post: How do you quantify the end-to-end performance changes brought about by a new submarine cable?
Tag: submarine cable
How critical are submarine cables to end-users?
Guest Post: A common assumption is that popular resources tend to be hosted locally, and submarine cables are for backend traffic. Is this accurate?
New submarine cable to strengthen Pakistan ICT community
Spanning three continents, the PEACE cable will provide the lowest latency service from Pakistan to Europe.
Strengthening the foundation for PNG’s digital future
Around 250 technical staff from 96 organizations across PNG have benefitted from the technical training project, strengthening local capacity to develop and maintain Internet connectivity.
At the bottom of the sea: a short history of submarine cables
Submarine cable development brings together advanced physics, marine technology and engineering to create truly amazing pieces of networking infrastructure.
Three of the best: Long reads
Here are three of our best thought provoking long reads from 2019 for your holiday break.
Meeting the challenges of a Pacific-wide network
Guest Post: The University of the South Pacific manages a number of challenges in operating, maintaining and upgrading its large and diverse network.
New report identifies changing role of satellite in the Pacific
A new report has addressed the trends and challenges of connectivity in the Pacific, focusing on the role of satellite technology.
When the Internet goes out: a Marshall Islands perspective
Pacific economies, such as the Marshall Islands, are becoming more aware of their reliance on high-speed Internet for business and communication, especially when it goes down.
Untangling the worldwide mesh of undersea cables
Guest Post: Addressing the abstraction between network layer measurements and the underlying global submarine network can help ensure a more resilient Internet.