Networks
Sep 11, 2025

Cybersecurity Challenges in Submarine Cable Systems

Submarine cables carry over 99% of international data traffic and face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges that extend far beyond traditional network security.

In this episode of the TeleGeography Explains the Internet podcast, Ferris Adi, Chief Information Security Officer at Trans Americas Fiber System, recently shared insights on the evolving threat landscape and strategic approaches to protecting these vital assets.
Sep 8, 2025

IP Transit Pricing in 2025: More Competition, More Price Erosion

Providers’ shift to predominantly 100 Gbps internet backbones continues to reduce the average cost of carrying traffic, enabling profitability at lower prices. As a result, price erosion remains the universal norm, reflecting the introduction of competition into new markets and the response of more expensive carriers to lower prices. 
Sep 4, 2025

The Economics of Submarine Cables

In this episode of the TeleGeography Explains the Internet podcast, senior analyst Lane Burdette takes listeners on a deep dive into the complex world of submarine cable economics.
Aug 30, 2025

Bandwidth and Price for an AI-Ready, Internet-First Network

How AI will impact enterprise networks is a huge topic that we're tackling in a multi-part series. In these posts, we're comparing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a legacy MPLS network—one that still represents many multinationals’ WANs in 2025—to various hybrid or internet-first alternatives designed to accommodate changes brought by AI and cloud.
Aug 25, 2025

How to Make Your Hybrid Network AI-Ready Without Increasing Costs

How will AI impact enterprise networks?
Aug 13, 2025

Predicting How AI Will Impact Enterprise Networks

Predicting the future is hard.

As an analyst, that is exactly what people hope I can do. Of course, no one can predict the future, but we can model various outcomes given the best data we have on hand.

So using the data, let's make a prediction about the future impact of AI on enterprise networks.
Jul 24, 2025

You've Read About Submarine Cable Breaks. Now Read About the Repairs.

There is no shortage of headlines about high-profile cable breaks, particularly around the Baltic Sea and Taiwan. But it's worth remembering that where there have been faults, there have also been repairs.
Jul 18, 2025

The Regulatory and Geopolitical Environment of Cable Faults and Maintenance

Undersea cables are crucial to the global economy and national security.

It's no surprise, then, that governments and regional industry groups are considering how to enhance submarine cable security and resilience.
Jun 30, 2025

It’s Going to Take $3 Billion to Ensure Submarine Cable Repair Ships Can Keep the World Connected

A new report details what is needed to sustain current service levels and reduce repair delays for the undersea cables that carry global internet traffic.
Jun 5, 2025

An FCC Commissioner Explains Spectrum Allocation + Broadband Expansion

In this episode of the TeleGeography Explains the Internet podcast, FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington joins the show for a deep dive into the evolving world of spectrum allocation, broadband infrastructure, submarine cable policy, and cybersecurity. With a unique background in finance, law, and policy, Simington offers an interesting perspective on the complexities of the current telecom environment and where federal policy is headed.

 

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