As the backbone of the digital economy, submarine cables carry nearly all intercontinental data and require significant investment to maintain.
So how do we understand and address the challenges facing the maintenance sector?
This landmark report, by Mike Constable of Infra-Analytics and TeleGeography’s Lane Burdette and Alan Mauldin, provides context and insights for industry professionals, government policymakers, and other stakeholders to understand further the significance of this critical sector and its role in ensuring the security and resilience of submarine digital infrastructure.
Alan and Mike recently presented key findings from the paper at SubOptic 2025 ⬇️
Topics include:
- A forecast of how the anticipated increase of new cable kilometers and corresponding cable faults may influence the demand for repair vessels
- The context of the evolving regulatory and geopolitical macro-environment that will continue to shape the submarine cable ecosystem
- Guidance for industry leaders to consider the future requirements and sustainability of the maintenance sector and address the broad range of challenges it faces.