SubTel Forum Magazine Releases Call for Articles for September Offshore Energy Issue SubTel Forum Press Release July 31, 2019 The September 2019 issue of Submarine Telecoms Forum Magazine (subtelforum.com/products/subtel-forum-magazine/) is “Offshore Energy” and various authors are invited to publish an article on this or a related theme. The issue will delve into topics ranging from [...]
Let's Talk About It - Then Versus Now Kristian Nielsen By Kristian Nielsen July 22, 2019 A few months ago, I began an effort to identify factors leading up to and contributing to the crash our industry felt in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The idea started with a statement a colleague [...]
So, You Want to Build a Cable System Kieran Clark By Kieran Clark July 22, 2019 What Are the Odds? System development is a trial from concept to commissioning, typically taking anywhere from 18-24 months During this time, the system developer will clear a number of typical milestones that will pave the way [...]
5 Questions with Philippe Dumont Philippe Dumont July 22, 2019 Talking Technology Trends with EllaLink Group’s CEO Philippe Dumont is the CEO of EllaLink and has over 20 years of international experience as a CEO in the Telecoms industry on both the supplier and customer side, as well as working closely with infrastructure [...]
When Should You Consider an Unrepeatered Solution? Anders Ljung (top), Tony Frisch (middle) and Lynsey Thomas (bottom) By Anders Ljung, Tony Frisch and Lynsey Thomas July 22, 2019 With the increasing popularity of Space Division Multiplexing (SDM) on repeatered systems, and with new high fiber count transoceanic cables being contracted every month, it [...]
Operating As a New-Age Telco for Africa Through Strategic System Decision Steve Briggs By Steve Briggs July 22, 2019 Key to being a new-age telco is listening to what customers are saying. Worldwide, we are functioning in an age where customers are increasingly knowledgeable around technology and connectivity, with people in touch with [...]
Grand Plans - Atlantic Digital Port: Bermuda's Subsea Cable Corridor Initiative Fiona Beck By Fiona Beck July 22, 2019 Bermuda has demonstrated it knows how build a world renown reputation in the fields of insurance and financial services. It’s now looking to do the same in telecommunications and technology. Specifically, the island is [...]
Breaking the Ice Hector Hernandez By Hector Hernandez July 22, 2019 Introduction The first Submarine cable system installed in the Arctic region, near the Arctic Circle, was implemented in 2009. The first Submarine cable system installed in the Arctic Circle was Ready for Service (RFS) in 2017. At the time, building in the [...]
Ireland: The Regional Communication Infrastructure Approach Needs to be an International One Derek Cassidy By Derek Cassidy July 22, 2019 There was a time when Ireland was at the centre or hub of international communications. Its international connectivity managed by international and state companies alike, the multiple submarine cable stations along its coast [...]
Lighting Up the Pacific John Hibbard (top) and Paul McCann (bottom) By John Hibbard and Paul McCann July 22, 2019 Even the Smaller Countries Will Have a Submarine Cable 1. Introduction There are 22 small island countries and territories in the Pacific Region (the so-called PICs), a region which covers an area of [...]
