Sep 5, 2024

Hey, Who’s Using the Bandwidth?

To many people, the concepts of global network infrastructure and bandwidth markets are difficult to grasp. But to those who follow this sector, it's one of the most fundamental building blocks of the global economy.

You’ve likely heard that worldwide bandwidth demand is steadily increasing. A natural follow-up question: why? Who’s generating all of this demand?

Aug 22, 2024

A Whole Different Kind of Subsea Cable

A quiet August? Not for sharing tech and telecom stories around the TeleGeography office.

Take a peek at what we've been reading over the last month, from thought pieces on macroeconomic forces impacting enterprise networks to mulling over subsea energy interconnectors, as one does. 

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Aug 15, 2024

SD-WAN vs MPLS: Battling for Network Dominance

Grab your headphones, we've got a podcast recommendation.

TeleGeography Senior Manager of Enterprise Research Greg Bryan recently visited MEF's Executives at the Edge podcast. He chatted with host and MEF co-founder Pascal Menezes about the evolving landscape of enterprise networking as SD-WAN becomes the norm and SASE gains traction.

Listen in as the pair assesses how MPLS is declining (yet persisting) and why NaaS is generating buzz.

Aug 14, 2024

International Power Plays on the Seafloor

Undersea geopolitics and digital sovereignty are the buzziest of buzzwords as of late. So it's no surprise that the politics of subsea cables are on the agenda for Submarine Networks World 2024.

Aug 12, 2024

Business Broadband in Africa: Notes From My Summer as a Research Intern

As our summer internship session winds down, TeleGeography welcomes summer pricing intern Zar Adisuryo to the blog! Zar just graduated from Georgetown University with a master's in communication, culture, and technology here in Washington, DC. 

We had the best time with her intern class in the office; our interns are an asset as we compile large, data-intensive research projects throughout the summer. Today, Zar shares what she's learned about broadband in Africa while on the job.

We'll pass the baton to Zar to tell you the rest. ⬇️

Aug 7, 2024

Covering Cable Route Diversity at Capacity Europe

Capacity Europe 2024—happening October 15-17 in London—will once again bring together the global digital infrastructure universe.

And you can bet that TeleGeography's Rob Schult will be on the scene.

You can catch him on Wednesday, October 16, when he'll join a panel to discuss diversity in submarine cable routes.

Jul 25, 2024

Down Under Dispatches: Learning About the Broadband Market in Australia & New Zealand

For National Intern Day, TeleGeography welcomes summer pricing intern Lizzie Hahn to the blog! Lizzie is one semester away from earning her BA from the George Washington University here in Washington, DC. She’s a pre-law student double-majoring in political science and international business.

We loved having her cohort in the office to assist with large, data-intensive research projects throughout the summer.

Today, Lizzie shares a touch of what she's learned about broadband markets Down Under while on the job. We'll hand it over to her.

Jul 23, 2024

The Altnets Spearheading the UK’s Full-Fiber Future

British telecom regulator Ofcom recently published its Connected Nations report for 2023.

The latest findings indicate that 17.1 million premises—or 57% of the United Kingdom—had access to full-fiber fixed broadband as of September 2023. This is an increase of 15 percentage points—or 4.6 million premises—when compared to the same point in 2022.

Jul 19, 2024

Interconnection Connections at Platform Global 2024

If you caught our recent interview with Chairman of Platform Markets Group Philip Low, you might have caught wind of Platform Global's next big event coming up September 10-12, 2024 in Antibes.

For the uninitiated, this annual meeting is a must-attend for financiers, private equity investors, deal makers, and owners of digital infrastructure. 

This year, TeleGeography's Vice President of Research Tim Stronge will join prominent corporate executives from around the world for an in-depth conversation about the current market landscape, finance, land, power, connectivity, and future trends.

Jul 17, 2024

That's Great, It Starts With an Earthquake

We started collecting our monthly dose of telecom reading recommendations when it occurred to us: this reading list is somewhat despairing.

Earthquake-based cable outages, infrastructure security concerns—a headline that literally includes the words "solar catastrophe." We don't mean to bring the room down with our July picks, but maybe have something lighter queued up for later.