SubTel Forum Magazine #146 – Global Outlook – OUT NOW!

SubTel Forum Press Release
January 18, 2025

What's Inside:

SubTel Forum is proud to release Issue 146 of Submarine Telecoms Forum Magazine. This edition focuses on the strategic, technological, and geopolitical dynamics redefining the submarine cable industry as it enters a new phase of growth and complexity. With 2026 on the horizon, the issue delivers critical insight into carrier priorities, investment cycles, infrastructure resilience, and the evolving security landscape beneath the world’s oceans.

At the core of this issue is a forward-looking examination of carrier strategy for 2026, alongside in-depth analysis of technology-driven cable market cycles shaping deployment, financing, and long-term planning. Features explore Africa’s accelerating digital infrastructure growth, the rediscovery of a lost U.S. telegraph cable, and the historical evolution of transatlantic optical fibre systems that laid the foundation for today’s global connectivity.

Issue 146 also delves into emerging subsea power and security challenges in Europe, examining how energy, geopolitics, and infrastructure protection are converging in the subsea domain. Complementing this analysis are regular departments covering sustainability, analytics, cable ship deployment, capacity markets, legal and regulatory developments, and the latest updates to the SubTel Cable Map—offering readers a comprehensive view of the pressures and opportunities shaping the industry.

A dedicated Submarine Networks EMEA 2026 preview provides early insight into the themes, agenda, and conversations set to define the May 2026 event in London, reinforcing Issue 146’s focus on forward planning and industry alignment.

STF Exclusive:

8 Questions with Kerry Merritt
A wide-ranging conversation with Total Telecom’s Head of Content on the state of the submarine cable industry, media, and the key issues driving discussion ahead of Submarine Networks EMEA 2026.

Feature Articles:

• The Carrier Guide to 2026 – Forecasting Carrier Trends for the Year Ahead by Mattias Fridström
• Excellence, Trust and Integrity at the Heart of Integrated Digital – Tracking Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Growth by Chris Wood
• Technology-Driven Cable Market Cycles – Tracing Technology-Driven Market Cycles by José Chesnoy
• What Is It with This Direct United States Telegraph Cable? – Uncovering a Lost Telegraph Cable by Derek Cassidy
• The Deep Frontier: Europe, Subsea Power, and the Security Race Below – Uncovering Future-Proofing Strategies by Zack Spica
• The History of Transatlantic Optical Fibre Systems – Charting Transatlantic Fibre Evolution by Stewart Ash, Stuart Barnes, Phil Black, Bill Burns & Chris Swan
• Technology Driven Cable Market Cycles – Tracing Technology Driven Market Cycles by Grace Koh

And more forward-looking insights from SubTel Forum…

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Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

We extend our appreciation to the sponsors of Issue 145. Your support enables SubTel Forum to continue delivering timely, data-driven, and impactful coverage of the subsea telecommunications industry.