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What Role Do Satellites Play in Global Communication?

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By Greg BryanOct 18, 2022

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It's kind of an inside joke among telecom insiders.

We've all had that conversation with a friend or family member where we've told them the hard truth: the internet is actually made up of wires and satellite plays a very minor role in global communications!

Okay. This remains true, but today on TeleGeography Explains the Internet we're going to flip the script and look to the sky. Let's do it. Let's talk satellites!

I have the perfect person to help us out today. I was so happy to welcome Dr. Peter Wood, TeleGeography analyst and resident satellite guy, to the pod. We talk about how—while wires still reign supreme—satellite is having a bit of a resurgence. And maybe even the potential to disrupt the wireline market a bit? Listen to our conversation to find out.

It was also a great opportunity to get Alan Mauldin on the line to talk more about his latest blog post, which is incredibly relevant to our satellite chat.

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Greg Bryan

Greg Bryan

Greg is Senior Manager, Enterprise Research at TeleGeography. He's spent the last decade and a half at TeleGeography developing many of our pricing products and reports about enterprise networks. He is a frequent speaker at conferences about corporate wide area networks and enterprise telecom services. He also hosts our podcast, TeleGeography Explains the Internet.

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Alan Mauldin

Alan Mauldin

Alan Mauldin is a Research Director at TeleGeography. He manages the company’s infrastructure research group, focusing primarily on submarine cables, terrestrial networks, international Internet infrastructure, and bandwidth demand modeling. He also advises clients with due diligence analysis, feasibility studies, and business plan development for projects around the world. Alan speaks frequently about the global network industry at a wide range of conferences, including PTC, Submarine Networks World, and SubOptic.

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Peter Wood

Peter Wood

Peter Wood is a Senior Research Analyst at TeleGeography. His work is focused on network services and pricing with a regional focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

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