Connecting More Pacific Islands During Covid By John Hibbard July 27, 2021 The Pacific Ocean has a total of twenty-two (22) designated Pacific Island Nations/Countries (PICs). Of these five (5) do not yet have cable connections. With the development of the Southern Cross NEXT (SX NEXT) cable, the opportunity arose to provide two of these [...]
Reinventing International Dark Fiber By Fredrik Hane July 27, 2021 As anyone who reads this publication knows, the explosion in data traffic around the world is pushing many fiber backbones to their limits. However, the surging demand for dark fiber, both on short-haul and long-haul stretches, cannot be explained merely as a function of increasing [...]
The Missing Pacific Link By Paul McCann July 26, 2021 There are three primary island hubs for submarine cables in the Pacific Ocean – Hawaii, Guam and Fiji. Being centres for concentration and distribution of traffic, you might expect that these hubs would be linked together to provide the resiliency and connectivity to exploit the [...]
How Do Subsea Cables in Frozen Regions Work? By Rachel Justis July 26, 2021 Subsea cables have been around for over 150 years as a technological means of communication across the globe. In their initial form, they were used for sending telegrams. Nowadays, they serve as connective transmitters for telecommunications. They are noted as crucial [...]
Where In The World Are Those Pesky Cable Ships? July 2021 By Rebecca Spence July 23, 2021 What a difference a year makes! Last summer, very few announcements were made regarding submarine cable projects, and the first half of this year we’ve seen an outpouring of project milestones in the industry. In the last two [...]
Regional Systems Issue 119 Analytics By Kieran Clark July 23, 2021 Welcome to SubTel Forum’s annual Regional Systems issue. This month, we will take a brief look at system progress around the world and talk a little bit about some of the challenges the submarine telecoms industry faces in the various regional markets. The data [...]
From Dreams to Reality Surge in Subsea Cable Connectivity in the Pacific Islands By George Samisoni July 22, 2021 Introduction The small Pacific Island nations of Niue, Tokelau and Christmas Island each have a population of less than 2000. Niue is now connected to a subsea cable, whilst the Tokelau and Christmas Island will experience [...]
The Middle Eastern Advantage Why the Region’s Providers Are Best Suited to Support Global Connectivity By Cengiz Oztelcan July 22, 2021 As organisations in all corners of the globe seek to pursue digital transformation, the importance of super-fast, super-reliable connectivity networks is at an all-time high. Businesses must be able to connect to different global [...]
Unrepeatered Systems: A View of the Sea By Anders Ljung and Rebecca Spence July 21, 2021 Unrepeatered cables form an important part of submarine connectivity, but have largely gone unscrutinised by the industry, mostly due to their simple design and distance limitations. Unrepeatered links were the original ‘Open Systems’ owing mainly to their passive nature, [...]
6 Questions with Sanjai Parthasarathi Talking Technology Trends with II-VI Incorporated’s Chief Marketing Officer By Sanjai Parthasarathi July 21, 2021 Sanjai Parthasarathi joined II-VI in 2013 and has been the Chief Marketing Officer since 2019. Previously, Dr. Parthasarathi was Vice President, Product Marketing and Strategy, for II-VI Photonics since 2015. Prior to II-VI, he served [...]