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###### Press

# When the press needs telecom experts, they go to **TeleGeography**

TeleGeography’s analysts and data are regularly cited by leading news organizations around the world. Check out some of our headlines.

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## The media relies on our experts for **industry insight**

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If your story requires clear, authoritative telecom expertise, our team is ready to assist. Our cadre of submarine cable, data center, cloud, and networking analysts have ample experience sharing their technical insight with reporters—and even testifying before the U.S. Congress.

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## TeleGeography **in the press**

### A new arms race is unfolding on the ocean floor

##### CNBC

<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/19/underwater-war-sea-drones-defense-tech.html>

### The critical tech staying safe by going underground

##### BBC

<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20ydrndr0wo>

### International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience: Report of the Working Groups

##### International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

<https://www.itu.int/digital-resilience/submarine-cables/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/IAB-Publication-2026.pdf>

### Accelerating Submarine Cable Deployment Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures

##### Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

<https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-422173A1.pdf>

### Stalled subsea cable projects threaten Middle East digital ambitions

##### Financial Times

 

<https://www.ft.com/content/5e6ce736-3a48-406a-933a-ed215370bd16>

### Iran’s cable threats expose the aging fleet that fixes the Internet

##### Scientific American

<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran-threats-expose-the-aging-fleet-that-repairs-undersea-internet-cables/>

### Iran’s threat to Strait of Hormuz submarine cables

##### The Japan Times

 

<https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/iran-hormuz-submarine-cables/>

### ‘One of the World’s Most Critical Digital Bottlenecks’: How the Iran War Could Threaten Global Internet Access

##### Time

<https://time.com/article/2026/05/19/iran-war-subsea-cables-internet-strait-hormuz-gulf-states-ai/>

### Iran eyes a new source of power deep beneath the Strait of Hormuz

##### CNN

<https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/17/middleeast/iran-hormuz-undersea-cables-intl>

### Big Tech is moving data out of the Gulf through Iraqi oil pipelines

##### Rest of World

<https://restofworld.org/2026/iraq-big-tech-gulf-war-data/>

### The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?

##### Reuters

<https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hormuz-digital-chokepoint-how-does-iran-war-threaten-subsea-cables-2026-04-28/>

### Hormuz subsea cables face higher risk from shipping build-up

##### Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI)

<https://www.agbi.com/analysis/telecoms/2026/03/hormuz-subsea-cables-face-increased-risk-from-shipping-buildup/>

### Work on Massive Meta Cable Project in Persian Gulf Stalled by Iran War

##### Bloomberg

<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/work-on-massive-meta-cable-project-in-persian-gulf-stalled-by-iran-war?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzM5MTU4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzczOTk2Mzg5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQlNaT1FLSVAzTDAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzMkI3NjREMjRGNDQ0OTEyQjE0Mzc1OTA4ODY4N0FFNiJ9.MoXyns0FaWA4tzVc9Do8PKWVSUvgrp26mSDdEosTEoA&leadSource=uverify%20wall>

### Inside the Race to Protect Submarine Cables From Sabotage

##### The Wall Street Journal

<https://www.wsj.com/tech/inside-the-race-to-protect-submarine-cables-from-sabotage-c90ba18c?st=F3T8Sh&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink>

### Cables no thicker than a hose, why our perilous internet could be brought down in a snip

##### The Independent

<https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/health-and-families/features/internet-access-tech-outages-asia-b2828438.html>

### La rete di cavi sottomarini che sta trasformando Genova in uno dei porti digitali del Mediterraneo Broadband

##### Wired Italia

<https://www.wired.it/article/rete-cavi-sottomarini-genova-porti-digitali-mediterraneo/>

### Escalating contest over South China Sea disrupts international cable system

##### The Washington Post

<https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/03/south-china-sea-underwater-cables/>

### Aging Subsea Cable Fleet Needs a $3B Upgrade – Report

##### Light Reading

<https://www.lightreading.com/optical-networking/aging-subsea-cable-fleet-needs-a-3b-upgrade-report>

### Undersea internet cables face new threats

##### CBS News

<https://www.cbsnews.com/video/undersea-internet-cables-face-new-threats/>

### Market Forecast: Submarine Cable Fleet

##### Sea Technology Magazine

<https://sea-technology.com/subsea-cable-maintenance-fleet-market-forecast>

### Can the world rely on its undersea cable network?

##### BBC's The Inquiry

<https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct5xjq>

### The famous claim that 70% of the world’s internet traffic goes through Northern Virginia is wrong

##### Cardinal News

<https://cardinalnews.org/2025/07/29/the-famous-claim-that-70-of-the-worlds-internet-traffic-goes-through-northern-virginia-is-wrong/>

### A Ghost Ship’s Doomed Journey Through the Gate of Tears

##### Wired

<https://www.wired.com/story/houthi-internet-cables-ship-anchor-path/>

### PODCAST: TeleGeography makes calls for new submarine cable repair ship investments

##### Lightwave Magazine

<https://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/podcast/55304426/telegeography-makes-calls-for-new-submarine-cable-repair-ship-investments>

### Subsea Cable Infrastructure Requires Significant Maintenance and Repair Investment to Meet Global Use

##### Marine Technology News

<https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/subsea-cable-infrastructure-requires-650849>

### Subsea starts to make waves

##### Infrastructure Investor

<https://www.infrastructureinvestor.com/subsea-starts-to-make-waves/>

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