This post comes from our new e-book, The State of the Network: 2018 Edition. To download and enjoy this free resource, click here.
The refreshed SD-WAN Research Service is here.
Beyond updated product research, this tool now contains pricing data, meaning that users can explore the cost of SD-WAN overlays alongside the core infrastructure information already tracked in this product.
We’ve posed the question "where is the internet" to our experts before. And we’ve gotten a good answer: internet hubs exist where internet operators exchange traffic.
Jan 29, 2018
Talkin' Telcos at Telecoms World Asia 2018
If you're on the conference circuit, we've got another event to add to your list. Telecoms World Asia is happening March 19-20 in Bangkok.
Jan 26, 2018
A New Look Inside International Wholesale Services
Many retail service providers—mobile operators, MVNOs, and cable broadband providers—rely heavily on wholesale carriers to transport and terminate their customers’ international calls.
With the recent update to the TeleGeography Report and Database, we know that wholesale carriers terminated approximately 363 billion minutes of traffic in 2016, down four percent from 2015.
Jan 24, 2018
Return of the Rise of the Apps
According to our TeleGeography Report and Database, 2015 marked a turning point in the international voice market—the first time since the Great Depression that international call traffic declined, even if only by one half percent. However, the slump in voice traffic metastasized in 2016, as carriers’ traffic slumped 4.5 percent to 528 billion minutes.
Jan 19, 2018
What to Expect at Submarine Networks Europe 2018
Conference alert for submarine cable enthusiasts: Submarine Networks Europe is happening February 20-21 at the Hilton Tower Bridge in London.
Jan 18, 2018
Five Things You Didn’t Know About the UK MVNO Market
What are the world's most competitive MVNO markets? What do they look like? MVNO Monday Editor Tom Leins decided he was going to take a closer look. First up: Tom explores MVNOs in the United Kingdom.
The Pacific Light Cable is coming and it's going to break some records. IEEE Spectrum Magazine has a good article out about the "ongoing transformation of the submarine fiber-optic cable network" and how this cable is part of the puzzle.
We're also sharing stories about high-frequency trading, the facts behind attacking submarine cables, and Europe's broadband sector.
The market for fixed broadband internet access in Europe has changed course.
