Feb 24, 2017
Meet Us in Dubai For Capacity Middle East 2017
We're gearing up for this year's Capacity Middle East, happening March 7-9 in Dubai. Our own Erik Kreifeldt and Kate Reilly will be on the scene.
We've had a lot to read this month.
Reliance Jio Telecom, the new operator on the block in India, has released their latest offer, crossing the 100 million subscriber mark.
Then there is the Financial Times report, which takes a long look at Tata, India's largest telco.
And you've probably also heard the buzz on the Verizon/Yahoo acquisition, with Verizon securing a $250 million discount on their purchase.
Fact: Before 2009, only 16 African countries were connected to a submarine cable system. Since then, 26 cable systems have been deployed to connect the region.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently announced that they are set to launch the latest Virgin Mobile MVNO operation.
Feb 17, 2017
A Cable Boom, an Evolving Latin American Market
When we thought about our first Spotlight interview of 2017, we wanted to do something that looked at the surging investment in new submarine cables.
Great news. TeleGeography’s 2017 Middle East Telecommunications Map, sponsored by Telecom Egypt, is now available for purchase.
Feb 14, 2017
Frequently Asked Questions: Submarine Cables 101
I’ve been involved with TeleGeography’s research on submarine cables since 2000. Over the years I’ve fielded numermous questions about the submarine cable industry from journalists, investors, family, and friends.
It seems as good a time as any to provide a compilation of answers to some of the most commonly asked questions.
Feb 13, 2017
BT Fed to Lions After Accounting Scandal
The UK-based BT Group has been hit hard by an accounting scandal at its Italian business services subsidiary BT Italia.
Last year Ethernet turned 43 – and it remains one of the most widely-used local area network technologies.
And as far as telecoms history goes, few modern tools have a naming story quite like Ethernet’s.
Feb 9, 2017
Submarine Cables: Are We in a New Bubble?
We went 12 years without building a new cable in the Atlantic. In the last two years we've seen two builds, another announced, and more planned.
This might be why our VP of Research Tim Stronge recently asked a group of PTC 2017 attendees if we're in a submarine cable bubble.