Spoiler alert: they used soap suds to test for holes in the cable. A great bit of cable history here.

TeleGeography Digest

December 2016
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An Underwater Cable of 1939

Check out this 1939 Bell Systems reel, which showcases scenes from the San Francisco Harbor. Workmen ready a submarine telephone cable that will live at the bottom of the San Francisco Bay. It's a very cool look at sub cable history.

Research Roundup

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The Father of Fiber Optic Communication

Even if you aren’t familiar with Charles K. Kao, you’ve benefitted from his work.

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Narrowband Internet of Things Takes Off

What can we expect from NB-IoT and which operators are looking to deploy it?

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Submarine Cable Map Sale

Save up to 50% on select TeleGeography maps during the holidays.

 

WAN Summit

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Volex Experiences The Upside of SD-WAN
Video

Lucas Goh discusses the benefits of network operator-delivered SD-WAN.

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WAN Summit London, Live
Video

Good news: we filmed all the presentations from WAN Summit London. Watch now.

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TG Interview: WAN Summit in Singapore

Greg Bryan shares his experience bringing the WAN Summit to Singapore.

 

Conference Circuit 

DEC 6-7
Hong Kong

Capacity Asia

Brianna Boudreau, Clara Chua, Mike Owings