It's monthly reading list time.
Our lead story for November is actually a brand new rendering of the internet. No, our 2019 submarine cable map isn't ready yet. We speak of a new art project that enlisted the help of some very creative toddlers to bring 279 cables to life.
We've also got a little bit of broadband news, 5G talk, and enterprise infrastructure conversation linked below. Happy reading.
Capacity Asia is the annual meeting that brings together the carrier community with business strategists from cloud/content service providers and data centers.
The 2018 gathering—which takes place in Hong Kong December 4-6—is rapidly approaching.
And TeleGeography readers can get 10% off their registration with the code TELEG10.
To all of our readers in and around Florida: this is a friendly reminder that Subsea Americas 2018 will be here before you know it.
As always, you can bet on two days of conversation about the Americas' submarine cable market. The agenda covers strategic and technical insights that span across financing, construction, maintenance, and cable upgrades.
It's happening December 3-4 at the Westin Fort Lauderdale.
If 5G stories have been crowding your newsfeed as of late, you're not alone.
We've also been seeing—and consuming—these wireless headlines.
We pulled a handful of stories for your perusing pleasure. This includes an update from Ars Technica on the Federal Communications Commission's decision to preempt local rules on deployment of 5G wireless equipment.
Join Erik Kreifeldt at Capacity Europe October 22-25, 2018, in London as he moderates the panel The Big Carrier Debate (The Sequel)—Getting to Grips With the Innovative Future of Wholesale.
With 1,000 attendees from more than 275 companies, MEF18 is a major networking event for communication and cloud service providers, enterprises, government organizations, network technology suppliers, and others.
Even better, this year the Downtown Los Angeles event will feature the WAN Exchange, a bite-sized showcase of our WAN Summit conference series.
The telecom community has no shortage of conferences. And these opportunities to listen, learn, and network are available across the globe.
Some gatherings have a laser focus on submarine cables or broadband or MVNOs, while others have a little something for everyone.
Our experts have developed a list of 50 leading events for anyone in telecom, organized by time of year and region. We'll move events on and off of this list as final dates are announced.
Neighbourly is Google's first Indian-inspired social network. It's taking on Facebook and WhatsApp in an internet market that will soon exceed 800 million people.
This month we're reading about Google's pursuit of India's mobile market, as well as Skype's origin story, Verizon's 5G ambitions, and the state of affairs of the Middle East's mobile market. Keep scrolling to read it all for yourself.