Data Centers: ‘Carbon Processing Units’ and Green Solution Providers? Do data centres & ICT stand in the way of global environmental goals, or are they already enabling our green future? Derek Webster says it’s time to look at the facts By Derek Webster January 21,2021 “When I went to school, I had books and access [...]
THE CARRIER GUIDE TO 2021: Traffic, Technology and Unsung Heroes By Mattias Fridström January 21, 20201 According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 is the Year of the Ox. In Chinese culture, oxen are considered to be honest and earnest. They are determined and stubborn, but also low-key and don’t seek praise. This often hides their [...]
LATENCY IS THE NEW CURRENCY By Dag Aanensen January 19, 2021 When I started my career in Telecoms 25 years ago, data had to travel twice over the Atlantic to be processed, even if the local providers where only a few houses apart. Quality was poor due to packet loss and the cost per Mbit [...]
SubTel Forum Magazine #116 - Global Outlook - OUT NOW! SubTel Forum Press Release January 18, 2021 READ ISSUE NOW What's Inside: Articles from 21 industry thought leaders and magnates discussing the changing landscape of the global submarine cable market, the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on project management and just where the industry [...]
Where in the World Are Those Pesky Cable Ships? By Rebecca Spence December 2, 2020 https://youtu.be/9gVSUmfZdYk Only a few weeks left in the year of endless days, and we are finally starting to see some significant movement in the international cableship fleet. Maritime industries are beginning to figure out how to work through new restrictions [...]
The Nzadi Cable System: Connecting Angola's Underserved Regions both On- and Off-Shore By Domingos Coelho December 1, 2020 Nzadi Cable System map The Nzadi Cable System, the most recent domestic offshore submarine telecommunications cable project has been a longtime coming and timely development for both Angola’s conventional telecommunications, offshore energy sectors and the [...]
The Evolving Role of Coherent Optics in Submarine Network Connected Data Centers By Jean-Marie Vilain and Hicham Mallouf December 1, 2020 As with all telecom network operators worldwide, undersea cable network operators are striving to scale their networks quickly and efficiently to meet burgeoning demand for bandwidth and to support sophisticated services. One of the [...]
Why 5G Edge Computing Doesn't Exist Without Network Infrastructure Aggregation By Dennis Chan December 1, 2020 Have you ever given up loading a website or watching a movie because it just wouldn’t load? You’re not alone… Network performance, scalability at speed for IT environments and infrastructure, capability to reach out to users and offer faster, [...]
NEW AGE OF THE CLS: Connecting Continents at a Time When Communication Has Become the Fourth Utility By Gil Santaliz November 30, 2020 If we have learned one thing this year, it is that global communications are a necessity. In fact, connectivity has become almost more important than electricity - and solidified itself as [...]
Connecting the World to the Future: Supporting the Explosive Growth in Data Traffic Generated Through Data Centres By Rendong Xu, Shawn Xu, Wendy Wang, and Jerry Brown November 27, 2020 Exactly 2 years ago Hengtong Marine published a short article [1] in SubTel Forum outlining some of the challenges and features required from a higher [...]
