Content network operators account for a growing portion of bandwidth on global routes.
Perhaps by now you’ve read what companies like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook are doing about it: they’re taking primary ownership shares of transoceanic systems, joining consortia, and taking major stakes in carrier-owned cables.
This trend has real implications for traffic flow, exchange points, and pricing in the market.
Despite all this, submarine bandwidth prices continue to erode – and there are several very good reasons why. Submarine cable ownership models are evolving and new cables are injecting large swaths of bandwidth into the market, just to name a few.
To truly understand the myriad factors that are lowering submarine bandwidth prices, pop over to Erik Kreifeldt’s latest piece for Lightwave.