Events
Dec 12, 2024

More Cables, More Redundancy, and Better Performance in Africa and the Middle East

Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking at Cairo ICT about colocation and connectivity trends.

I covered global bandwidth first, followed by a rundown on bandwidth in the Middle East and Africa.

Next up, data centers and interconnection hubs, with a discussion on where the hubs are, what makes a hub, and how hubs grow. Finally, I talked about end-user demand, which is very important with the growth of internet and demand.

You can catch a video of this presentation and download my slides below.
Nov 25, 2024

A Sneak Peek of Our 2025 Telecom Trends Workshop

As a new year approaches, so does our annual workshop on all things telecom.

At PTC ’25, Brianna Boudreau, Jon Hjembo, and Alan Mauldin will return to the conference stage to share fresh insights on pricing, interconnection, submarine cables, bandwidth, and more.

A big part of last year's conversation revolved around resolving the delays in new network supply that had plagued the industry for the last few years, and assessing the “new normal.”

Here’s what the TeleGeography trio will dive into in 2025.
Oct 22, 2024

Research & Education Networks, Topologies, and Trends

TeleGeography research groups bandwidth users into four categories: internet backbone providers, content providers, research and education (R&E), and enterprises and others.

Although R&E is often overshadowed—in favor of content providers especially—it is foundational to the other sectors.
Oct 16, 2024

Mapping African Network Geography at AfPIF 2024 [Presentation Download]

Another year, another African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) keynote presentation for Senior Research Manager Patrick Christian.

His 2024 African Network Geography Update explored global network trends, as well as African bandwidth trends, interconnection hub trends, and end-user demand. There was a special focus on Kinshasa, where this year’s AfPIF conference was held.

What are the best-connected hubs in Africa? Where are new and planned submarine cables landing? Is intra-African bandwidth gaining traction?
Oct 2, 2024

Escaping the Matrix: AI and Submarine Cables

We are now moving from sci-fi to reality with the launch of many AI services that are poised to transform industries and reshape our daily lives.

While data centers are expanding rapidly to support AI requirements, there is less clarity on how AI might impact long-haul network infrastructure, especially submarine cables.

This is exactly what I delved into during my keynote at Submarine Networks World 2024.
Sep 27, 2024

Establishing Disaster-Resilient Networks in Asia-Pacific

If you look at the agenda for ITW Asia—happening December 4-5 in Singapore—you’ll see topics spanning future networks, data infrastructure, subsea Asia, SatCom, and more.

You should also see a familiar face.
Sep 24, 2024

The Man With a Golden Interconnectivity Ranking

Many locations around the world are clamoring to become the next great hub. But before we can identify successful practices to promote digital hubs, we first must decide how to measure that connectivity.

What role do submarine cables play? How about electricity and green power? And government policies ... can those even be quantified?

At Platform Global 2024, TeleGeography VP of Research Tim Stronge took to the stage to tackle these questions.
Aug 7, 2024

Covering Cable Route Diversity at Capacity Europe

Capacity Europe 2024—happening October 15-17 in London—will once again bring together the global digital infrastructure universe.

And you can bet that TeleGeography's Rob Schult will be on the scene.

You can catch him on Wednesday, October 16, when he'll join a panel to discuss diversity in submarine cable routes.
May 28, 2024

Why Does Diversity Matter for Submarine Cables?

Last week, I joined Ciena’s Brian Lavallée and Colt’s Laurent Taieb for a live webinar all about submarine cable route diversity and sustainability.

For my part, I covered why diversity matters for submarine cables—a very timely topic in light of recent events around the world.
Apr 3, 2024

The Reality of Latin American Connectivity

A few weeks ago, TeleGeography headed back to São Paulo to participate in the Capacity Latin America 2024 conference.

There were few dull moments, with the Latin American wholesale connectivity market full of activity. Among the many discussion points, a few key themes are worth mentioning.

Let’s have a look.

 

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