We had a good time combining our research, the latest headlines, and a hearty dose of telecoms history in our blog this year.
Here's a look back at 10 of our favorite pieces from 2016.
Interested in talking submarine cables and colocation centers with us next month?
Join us in Hawaii and dig into our latest research.
Our own Brianna Boudreau, Jonathan Hjembo, Tim Stronge, Stephan Beckert, Alan Mauldin, Mike Owings, and Tristan Thibodeaux will venture to Honolulu for the Pacific Telecommunications Council annual conference happening January 15-18, 2017.
This week it was announced that Equinix will buy several Verizon data centers for $3.6 billion.
According to a press release from Equinix, the deal in question includes 24 sites (29 individual buildings) across 15 markets. The Wall Street Journal has already reported that this would raise Equinix’s data center count to 175 around the globe.
TeleGeography is pleased to announce that our annual map sale has begun.
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Any good telecoms scholar has probably come across Charles K. Kao.
But even if you aren’t familiar with Kao, you’ve benefitted from his work. You might know him better as the father of fiber optic communication.
When it comes to undersea cables, we've come a long way.
Take this 1939 Bell Systems reel, which showcases scenes from the San Francisco Harbor, as workmen ready submarine telephone cable that is to live at the bottom of the San Francisco Bay, winding beneath the Bay Bridge.
One tiny data packet has traveled the world. It’s made its way from Sydney, Australia all the way to London, traversing undersea cables to reach its intended destination.
But here’s something interesting: the (potentially) most expensive part of this data packet’s trip is only just beginning.
We don't need to tell you that we like to keep up with the latest telecoms happenings.
Below are five new articles we've been reading on our end, spanning from the state of the undersea cable market, to major mergers, to insight on that distributed denial of service attack last month. Dig in.
No. This effect has nothing to do with a big parade.
The trombone effect - or just "tromboning" - attempts to categorize the curious, latency-causing path information might travel due to the hub-and-spoke nature of the internet.
