Have you heard that submarine cable fiber pairs will eventually become a standard unit of purchase? I have. And it prompted me to roll up my sleeves and do some fact-checking.
Are people going to be buying fiber pairs? Will carriers? Enterprises?
It’s been a bruising start to the year for the global MVNO market. A number of virtual operators have been squeezed out of the sector or swallowed up by larger rivals.
But after spending a few days with representatives from the world’s top virtual operators, network operators, vendors, and tech developers at the 18th annual MVNOs World Congress in Amsterdam, I left feeling confident about the health of the MVNO industry.
These highlights should explain why.
The submarine cable industry’s current practices will sustain our future capacity requirements. We definitely have enough capacity to take us well into the future. Right?
Have you heard the one about 70% of the world’s internet traffic flowing through northern Virginia? This factoid has been cited in The Washington Post and Business Insider, among other major publications and government websites.
This statistic always seemed a little unlikely to us, so we sought out a few different ways to test its validity.
This July Subsea EMEA returns to Marseille for its third year, bringing together leaders from more than 150 companies.
May 24, 2019
The By-Carriers-For-Carriers Consortium That's Here to Solve the Industry's Biggest Challenges
As a TeleGeography reader, it’s likely that you’ve seen the name i3forum before.
This unique consortium is bringing together carriers to take on industry-wide challenges. IoT? PBX Security? NFV? They’ve thought about how all of these topics are impacting the modern carrier.
A Senior Vice President at Tata Communications and i3forum Vice Chair Christian Michaud kindly took the time to give us an inside look at the way i3forum does business and what new challenges are on the horizon.
May 20, 2019
What Now, WhatsApp?
New month, new headlines.
Our team has been reading about the recent WhatsApp exploit. The experts at Motherboard and BBC both have articles worthy of your time, especially if you're looking for candid conversations about security, spyware, and encryption.
May 16, 2019
Key Trends in an Evolving Global Bandwidth Sector
What does the future hold for the global bandwidth market? The two most predictable trends are persistent demand growth and price erosion.
Beyond that, operators will have to navigate major uncertainties in continuing to move forward in an evolving sector. Here are a few of the key trends, among many, that will affect the long-haul capacity market in the coming years.
May 15, 2019
ITW 2019: Telecom All Stars, Assemble!
Will we be attending International Telecoms Week this June? Absolutely.
This annual meeting for the global wholesale industry is one of our favorite places to share our research with colleagues around the globe. ITW is the largest event for the global wholesale telecom industry; it attracts 7,000+ delegates globally to network and learn.
This year is no exception—our team is looking forward to meeting up with our many friends and partners in Atlanta June 23-26.
In fact, we've assembled an all-star roster of telecom experts. Keep scrolling to peruse our full lineup and connect with these telecom titans before the big event.
May 14, 2019
Tower Power: Supporting the World’s Cellcos
Spain-based telecom infrastructure firm Cellnex announced a series of deals to acquire mobile towers in three European countries.
The $3 billion (EUR2.7 billion) transaction will see Cellnex buying network equipment from Iliad in France and Italy, as well as Salt in Switzerland.
