Kristin Carlson

Kristin is TeleGeography's Content Marketing Manager.

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Dec 20, 2024

Cable Discussion: How the Industry Recovered From Red Sea Cuts

With February right around the corner, many of us are gearing up to celebrate 20 years of Capacity Middle East.

The 2025 conference—held February 4-6 in Dubai—will tackle big topics like how the Middle East is preparing for AI, and how the industry recovered from February’s Red Sea cable cuts.

TeleGeography’s Paul Brodsky will lead a panel focused on the latter, looking back at the immediate implications of the cuts, and how different parties rerouted.

Dec 4, 2024

Secret Cable Trivia Answers, Declassified

Ever wondered how much you really know about the world’s vast network of submarine cables?

Each month, cable enthusiasts put their knowledge to the test with the secret trivia game hosted on our interactive submarine cable map.

Today, we’re pulling back the curtain and revealing the latest winning answers! Whether you're a seasoned player or just curious about the fascinating web of global connectivity, this is your chance to see how well you stack up.

Ready to uncover the secrets? Let’s dive in!

Nov 25, 2024

A Sneak Peek of Our 2025 Telecom Trends Workshop

As a new year approaches, so does our annual workshop on all things telecom.

At PTC ’25, Brianna Boudreau, Jon Hjembo, and Alan Mauldin will return to the conference stage to share fresh insights on pricing, interconnection, submarine cables, bandwidth, and more.

A big part of last year's conversation revolved around resolving the delays in new network supply that had plagued the industry for the last few years, and assessing the “new normal.”

Here’s what the TeleGeography trio will dive into in 2025.

Nov 8, 2024

Cable Discussion: What Does End of Life Mean in the Caribbean?

Home to several older but underutilized subsea cables, the Caribbean is a challenging market for operators. With small island nations dependent on subsea, connectivity is vital. As systems age, key stakeholders want new ones, but with difficult business cases, the debate is centering around what end of life means as the old 25-year rule continues to bend.

This is the brief for a panel TeleGeography’s Lilian Lea is moderating next month at Capacity CALA.

Oct 18, 2024

Discuss and Debate the Future of Telco Networks at Telecoms World Asia

Telecoms World Asia—the region's premier conference focused entirely on Asian telcos—will be back in action November 19–20, 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.

And we’ve got a discount code just for our readers.

Oct 16, 2024

Mapping African Network Geography at AfPIF 2024 [Presentation Download]

Another year, another African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) keynote presentation for Senior Research Manager Patrick Christian.

His 2024 African Network Geography Update explored global network trends, as well as African bandwidth trends, interconnection hub trends, and end-user demand. There was a special focus on Kinshasa, where this year’s AfPIF conference was held.

What are the best-connected hubs in Africa? Where are new and planned submarine cables landing? Is intra-African bandwidth gaining traction?

Oct 4, 2024

The Intersection of Technology, Big Science, and Global Submarine Network Connectivity

We often overlook how critical submarine cable networks are in the advancement of scientific innovation. Their seamless connectivity enables data-intensive collaboration across research and education institutions around the world.

Next week, our Senior Research Manager Jon Hjembo and Ciena’s Brian Lavallée will dive into this topic through a live webinar: Big data. Big science. Big networks.

Sep 27, 2024

Establishing Disaster-Resilient Networks in Asia-Pacific

If you look at the agenda for ITW Asia—happening December 4-5 in Singapore—you’ll see topics spanning future networks, data infrastructure, subsea Asia, SatCom, and more.

You should also see a familiar face.

Sep 24, 2024

The Man With a Golden Interconnectivity Ranking

Many locations around the world are clamoring to become the next great hub. But before we can identify successful practices to promote digital hubs, we first must decide how to measure that connectivity.

What role do submarine cables play? How about electricity and green power? And government policies ... can those even be quantified?

At Platform Global 2024, TeleGeography VP of Research Tim Stronge took to the stage to tackle these questions.

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.

Recent Presentation Posts

Mapping African Network Geography at AfPIF 2024 [Presentation Download]

Another year, another African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) keynote presentation for Senior Research Manager Patrick Christian.

His 2024 African Network Geography Update explored global network trends, as well as African bandwidth trends, interconnection hub trends, and end-user demand. There was a special focus on Kinshasa, where this year’s AfPIF conference was held.

What are the best-connected hubs in Africa? Where are new and planned submarine cables landing? Is intra-African bandwidth gaining traction?

The Man With a Golden Interconnectivity Ranking

Many locations around the world are clamoring to become the next great hub. But before we can identify successful practices to promote digital hubs, we first must decide how to measure that connectivity.

What role do submarine cables play? How about electricity and green power? And government policies ... can those even be quantified?

At Platform Global 2024, TeleGeography VP of Research Tim Stronge took to the stage to tackle these questions.

Africa Update: More Cables, Less Dependency on Europe

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.