A dollar doesn’t go very far these days. That is, unless you’re Cogent Communications, and in the market to buy Sprint’s fiber assets from T-Mobile.
This surprising story kicks off our latest list of recommended telecom reads.
T-Mobile sells Sprint fiber assets to Cogent for $1
Yes, you read that right. As this Fierce Telecom article explains, “A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows Cogent will pay a $1 purchase price for Sprint’s fiber backbone and related assets.”
But wait, there’s more. Click the headline to find out why T-Mobile has also agreed to pay Cogent $700 million.
Lumen turns to Google for new trans-Atlantic subsea cable route
In sub cable news, “Lumen Technologies announced it is investing in a fiber pair on Google’s Grace Hopper subsea cable, adding a sixth option to its lineup of trans-Atlantic routes.”
(If you find yourself with a hankering for trans-Atlantic cable intel after reading the article above, here’s a presentation you might like.)
Trans-Pacific Bandwidth Forecasts and Trends
And if you’re into trans-Pacific cables, this is a good opportunity to mention that Research Analyst Marvin Tan recently participated in a webinar highlighting trans-Pacific submarine network opportunities.
You can download that presentation over here.
New networking era imminent as global internet bandwidth rises 28% in 2022
We just updated our Global Internet Geography Research Service and the new data is already making headlines.
The main takeaway in this article? Global internet bandwidth rose by 28% in 2022, continuing the return to “normal” from the pandemic-generated bump of 2020.
India seeks to regulate OTTs (again)
Service providers are still putting pressure on the Indian government to regulate OTTs. For a quick update on this front, check out the Light Reading news analysis linked above.
Africa’s Mobile Sector: Still Room for Growth
ICYMI—Research Analyst Pete Bell has a brand new trends piece out. Here’s an excerpt:
Africa’s mobile communications market continues to grow at a steady pace. And take up shows no signs of slowing.
Subscription numbers were up 5% in 2021, following growth of 7% the year before and 6% in 2019.
According to figures from our GlobalComms Database, at the end of 2021 the continent was home to 1.22 billion mobile subscriptions, up from 1.16 billion 12 months earlier.
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Marvin Tan
Marvin Tan is a Senior Research Analyst at TeleGeography. Based in Singapore, he's part of the company’s infrastructure research team, focusing primarily on submarine cables, terrestrial networks, and internet infrastructure in Asia Pacific.
Pete Bell
Pete Bell is a Research Analyst for TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database and also contributes to the daily CommsUpdate newsletter. He has a particular interest in wireless broadband and was responsible for TeleGeography’s 4G Research Service until it was integrated into GlobalComms.