Although it can claim one of the highest cellular penetrations in the Asia-Pacific region, Singapore’s highly saturated mobile sector has been stagnant for some years, with little change in the market shares of the three main players, SingTel, StarHub and M1. All this is set to change, however, with the award of spectrum to a fourth operator later this year and its expected launch towards the end of 2017.
TeleGeography recently traveled to Rio de Janeiro to attend Capacity Latin America, where I moderated the panel “Laying the Foundation – Building the Necessary Steps to Encourage Future Investments in the Latin American Region.” My colleagues and I had the chance to catch up with players across the submarine cable industry to identify the most important trends in the Latin American market. One of the key takeaways from discussions we had at the conference was the re-emergence of a submarine cable construction boom.
Apr 19, 2016
Five Things I Learned at WAN Summit New York
The WAN Summit New York brought together buyers and sellers of enterprise network services on April 5-6, 2016. Through case studies, panel sessions and roundtable discussions, the conference addressed some of the most pressing questions for those working in international enterprise networks. With these discussions fresh in his mind, Ciaran Roche, Co-Founder and CTO of Coevolve, who moderated the panel "After MPLS — Experiences and Lessons from Moving Traffic to the Internet," highlighted his top five takeaways from the WAN Summit New York.
Apr 12, 2016
[Webinar] The Next Sea Change in Submarine Networks
If you missed the live TeleGeography and Ciena webinar, "The Next Sea Change in Submarine Networks" on April 26, 2016, you can watch a recording of the webinar on demand, or download the presentation slide deck, here. Join Erik Kreifeldt, Senior Analyst with TeleGeography, and Brian Lavallée, Director of Solutions Marketing from Ciena, for an overview of the current network "seascape" of the Trans-Atlantic corridor, and what open cables will mean to tomorrow's submarine networks.
Mar 21, 2016
The Dystopian Future of International Networks
What do international networks have to do with "The Hunger Games," "The Matrix," and "Mad Max?" Alan Mauldin, TeleGeography's Director of Research, uses the dystopian themes of popular science fiction movies to draw analogies with the state of international networks. Alan presented his talk at PTC 16 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Mar 17, 2016
Why Should You Attend the WAN Summit?
What is the WAN Summit?
The WAN Summit is an event designed to bring sellers and buyers of corporate network services together to discuss the latest WAN design strategies and how they apply to real life network implementations. The inaugural London WAN Summit in 2013 was followed by the New York event the next year and by a third event in Singapore coming Fall 2016.
Mar 14, 2016
A Better Business Broadband
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom recently completed its Strategic Review of Digital Communications. The study aims to improve access to high-quality telecom services in the U.K. for both consumers and businesses. One of the study's mandates is to open up Openreach's infrastructure to other providers wishing to lay their own fiber. The study concluded that the British Telecom subsidiary discriminates against rivals and stifles broadband competition.
Mar 11, 2016
Connected by a Thread
As kids, many of us attached a pair of tin cans to the ends of a long string to create a primitive telephone. Somewhat ironically, modern global telecommunications still functions in a somewhat similar manner.
We're pleased to introduce the 2016 edition of our Middle East Telecommunications Map, sponsored by Telecom Egypt. The map focuses on 17 countries in the Middle East and depicts all submarine cables that are currently active in the region, as well as cables that in advanced stages of planning. The latest data are presented on the map and inset infographics with an eye-catching new design. Take your first look at the new map now.
Mar 8, 2016
Latency: The Need for Speed
Reducing the latency (delay) of network traffic between locations has been the focus for financial firms engaged in high-frequency trading for several years, but this is also a goal for gaming companies as well. In a series of blog posts, Riot Games discussed how they have designed their own latency-optimized network. When linking destinations around the world, comparing the latency of the various submarine cables is critical.
