SubTel Forum Call for Articles - Finance & Legal Issue By SubTel Forum February 5, 2020 SubTel Forum is looking for awesome articles for its March 2020 “Finance & Legal” issue of Submarine Telecoms Forum Magazine (subtelforum.com). The issue will delve into topics ranging from regulatory and legal concerns to financing of submarine cable systems [...]
In Search of Lost Robert Dudley Watercoulours By Stewart Ash January 19, 2020 In November’s Back Reflection Bill Burns related the story behind a painting of the shore end cable landing in Aden in 1870. The operation was part of what was later the Eastern Telegraph Co’s submarine cable to India, known as the ‘Red [...]
Nordic Outlook By Dag Aanensen January 19, 2020 The Nordics is becoming a prominent player in the datacenter market. Thanks to its role as a power hub for Europe, low temperatures, easiness of doing business and political and economic stability the Nordics is providing the ideal climate to build new datacenters. Several new submarine fiber [...]
The Politicization of Subsea Cables: How Our Once Discrete World Now Makes Headlines By John Tibbles January 19, 2020 Introduction For many years, probably since the early days of telegraphs submarine cables have rested quietly out of the view of the media and politicians if not the military minds but that now longer seems to [...]
The 2020 Ocean Science Revolution Using Submarine Fiber Optic Cables By Frank C. DiMaria January 19, 2020 It's June 14, 2005 and I'm sitting in my Newport Beach/ Balboa Island, California apartment watching “The Office” for the first time… (How’s that for a blast from the past)! An emergency alert warning comes across the TV [...]
Project Koete: To Go Beyond! By Peter Bannister and Jerry Kawajiri January 19, 2020 Koete is a Japanese word that literally means “to go beyond”. Perth on the west coast of Australia is the country’s gateway to Asia Pacific and the geographical location of Project Koete. The project concept and design not only address the [...]
Fiber Technology for Submarine SDM By Sergei Makovejs January 19, 2020 Repeatered submarine optical fiber systems are unique in the sense that they have inherent limitations on how much electrical power can be remotely delivered from the shore to submarine cable repeaters. This is different to terrestrial fiber systems, in which there are no fundamental [...]
The Carrier Guide to 2020: Traffic, Technology and Unsung Heroes By Mattias Fridström January 19, 2020 According to the Chinese calendar, 2020 will be the Year of the Rat. And while this may seem as if this year is doomed to be full of dark, damp, rat-like times, the rat actually ranks first on the [...]
Re-Imagineering Telecom Subsea Systems By Clifford Holliday January 19, 2020 Subsea Cable technology has developed since its inception in the 1850s through several changes to its current form today. It first morphed from copper to coax and then to fiber, where it has been for several years. Now a new kind of the traditional fiber [...]
7 Questions With Houlin Zhao Interview with Houlin Zhao January 19, 2020 Talking Technology Trends with ITU’s Secretary General What is ITU’s mission? The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). We are committed to connecting the world. We work to bring the benefits of ICTs [...]
