Oct 25, 2023
Do Svidaniya: VEON Exits Russia
Following the sale of its local operations on October 9, 2023, Amsterdam-based multinational telecom group VEON has completed its exit from Russia.
While artificial intelligence (AI) has been the most hyped demand driver in recent years, its impact on international internet capacity is not entirely clear.
A large amount of AI-driven demand is likely to be carried over the private networks of Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta. Microsoft's infrastructure is also supporting OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.
Here are some other factors that will shape how the global internet develops in the coming years.
Oct 17, 2023
How Do Targeted Ads Work? Is My Phone Listening In?
Why am I getting ads for this toothpaste? How could my devices possibly know I'm in the market for a new tube? Did they hear me mutter something about running low? Do they know I jotted it down on our grocery list?
Today on TeleGeography Explains the Internet, we're asking the big questions about mobile advertising.
When Senior Research Manager Patrick Christian returned to the African Peering and Interconnection Forum this year, he did not come empty-handed.
Tucked into his suitcase—or, more accurately, safely stored in the cloud—was Patrick’s keynote presentation, a brand new African Network Geography Update.
Watch the recording below to explore global network trends, African bandwidth trends, localized content growth, and end-user demand.
You’ll also hear a bit about 2Africa and what we can expect when the cable system comes online.
Oct 13, 2023
Are You Ready for Mexico Connect?
Mexico as a connectivity hub. New subsea projects. Data center boom. Cross-border connectivity.
These are a few of the key themes for Mexico Connect 2023, happening next month in Mexico City.
Oct 12, 2023
Tracking International Internet Traffic by Region
Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the internet seems to have achieved a state of normalcy.
This can be seen across regions of the world. With the initial rapid traffic growth due to COVID-19 continuing to wane in 2023, many global networks appear to have started to return to more typical rates of utilization.
Let’s look at the numbers.
Oct 11, 2023
Inside Asia’s Increasing Demand for Cloud Expansion
In a recent interview with Asian Telecom, I was asked to shed light on Asia’s prominence in global cloud services. More specifically, why are data centers and cloud services expanding so rapidly in Asia?
As population density increases, there is a natural surge in data consumption, like cloud services. So it makes sense that Asia—home to 60% of the world’s population—has a growing demand for data centers.
But that's not the only catalyst here, and there are numerous advantages to having data centers clustered across Asia.
Oct 10, 2023
Born in the (US)NUA: LIVE from Ohio!
Live from Ohio, it's Tuesday night.
Yup. We're sneaking in a LIVE episode of TeleGeography Explains the Internet this week.
Update: This event has been cancelled. More details here.
Next month, Senior Research Manager Greg Bryan will be taking part in a panel discussion at Capacity's Connected Enterprise in Chicago.
This panel, titled Reviewing the Connectivity Landscape, will cover a handful of big questions.
Oct 5, 2023
One World, Two Networks?
Last week, Research Director Alan Mauldin unveiled yet another show-stopping presentation at Submarine Networks World.
This time around, Alan dove into the “Subsea Cold War” between China and the U.S. to assess its impact on the submarine cable industry.