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2024
The heated US-China cable competition under the seas
SCMP
Undersea cables emerge as source of friction in South China Sea
VOA
Escalating contest over South China Sea disrupts international cable system
The Washington Post
Another Internet cable fault hits South Africa
My Broadband
Subway-Style Map Visualizes the Global Network of Submarine Cables
Bloomberg
How China and Russia could hobble the internet
The Economist
The fastest data in the world
BBC
China's undersea cable drive defies U.S. sanctions
Nikkei Asia
The new edition of the submarine cable map: What has changed in 25 years?
DatacenterDynamics
‘Crucial’: Google unveils bold plan
Yahoo Finance
Undersea cables keep us connected
Share America
More subsea cables bypass China as Sino-U.S. tensions grow
Nikkei Asia
Was it gold? The opportunities and challenges of the Data Center sector in Portugal
DatacenterDynamics
The Cloud Under the Sea
The Verge
The World’s Digital Backbone Needs Defending
Bloomberg
Shrinking Arctic ice redraws the map for internet cable connections
Politico
A Ghost Ship’s Doomed Journey Through the Gate of Tears
Wired
Africa's Fragile Web: Internet Disruptions and The Quest for Digital Resilience in Ghana
Modern Ghana
West Africa Internet – when will it be fixed?
Somewhere on Earth
Undersea Internet Cables Are Vulnerable Targets In Future Wars
Forbes
Damage to undersea cables is disrupting internet access across Africa
The Economist
World Tonight - Fri 15 Mar 2024
CNA
Undersea Internet Cables Are Vulnerable Targets In Future Wars
Forbes
Rubymar sinking: Did Houthi ship attack sever Red Sea internet cables?
Middle East Eye
At least 3 killed in Houthi missile strike on commercial ship
CBS News
Cutting of Red Sea data cables may have been accidental, analyst says
CNBC
‘Rubymar’ Anchor Seen as Likely Cause of Severed Red Sea Cables
Bloomberg
Damage to Cables Under Red Sea Highlights Mideast Conflictʼs Broader Threat
The New York Times
Explore the most important infrastructure you've never heard of – the plumbing of the internet
ABC News
3 Red Sea data cables cut as Houthis launch more attacks in the vital waterway
AP News
Red Sea Conflict Threatens Key Internet Cables
Wall Street Journal
Three Red Sea underwater data cables have been cut as Houthi attacks continue in the vital waterway
ABC News
Suspected Middle East Sabotage Brings Undersea Cable Vulnerabilities into Focus
Network Computing
Big tech and geopolitics are reshaping the internet’s plumbing
The Economist
Gdzie tak naprawdę leży internet? Nieoczywiste tajniki globalnej sieci
Business Insider Poland
Telstra International Takes First Step in Enhancing Network Capabilities in Latin America
Wire19
6 SASE and SD-WAN trends to watch
SDxCentral
These undersea cables connect South Africa to the world
MyBroadband
Africa is the world’s fastest-growing bandwidth market
TechCentral
2023
The Cloud Under the Sea
ABC News
El cazaminas Tambre, un guardián de los valiosos cables submarinos en el Mediterráneo
El Debate
Southeast Asia's digital battle: Chinese and U.S. Big Tech face off over $1tn market
Nikkei Asia
Why are subsea cables off Ireland causing continental concerns?
RTÉ
Orange lança o cabo submarino 'AMITIE', que liga os EUA com a França e o Reino Unido
DatacenterDynamics
Exa Infrastructure announces new transatlantic cable route
Capacity Media
EXA Infrastructure anuncia nueva ruta de cable transatlántico para mejorar su estrategia entre data centers
DatacenterDynamics
Underwater cables play a huge role in global communication, security and the world's economy
ABC News
Nokia Bell Labs makes submarine cables go blinkin’ fast
Telecoms.com
Sistemul nervos al internetului: peste 1,4 milioane de km. de cabluri subacvatice leagă continentele la internet
Economica.net
Asia leads in cloud data centers expansion
Asian Telecom
Internet Vs Ocean: the essential wires we never think about
Map Men
The geopolitics of undersea cables
Late Night Live
Charting the Depths: The World of Subsea Cables
Visual Capitalist
Ireland needs much faster fibre telecom networks to meet the needs of foreign investors
The Irish Times
Diseñando un Data Center Modular e Inteligente en Guatemala
DatacenterDynamics
Marseille, port mondial de données
L’Usine Nouvelle
The underwater cables remain the king for internet traffic
The Economic Times
SD-WAN by the numbers: Market size, growth, adoption
SDxCentral
The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet
CNET
Behind Europe’s agenda for undersea internet cables
EURACTIV
In Asia data flows are part of a new great game
The Economist
Como os submersíveis russos podem colapsar a internet
CNN Brasil
ETH Zurich sent 'tens of gigabits' of data through air using lasers
Interesting Engineering
Qué novedades nos trae el mercado de las telecomunicaciones este 2023
DatacenterDynamics
How the US is pushing China out of the internet’s plumbing
Financial Times
Singapore to double subsea cable landings in digitization push
Nikkei Asia
Kishida's push to protect vital undersea cables
The Japan Times
First person: 'I helped to connect families ... from country to country'
WBUR
Decoupling Is Already Happening—Under the Sea
Foreign Policy
A new rivalry between the U.S. and China over the world’s undersea cables
WBUR
Asia's internet cable projects delayed by South China Sea tensions
Nikkei Asia
Why the EU wants to build an underwater cable in the Black Sea
Popular Science
How Saudi Arabia is redrawing the map of the future with fibre-optic cables
Middle East Eye
Saudi Arabia’s digital dream: Silicon Valley for the Middle East
Middle East Eye
Israeli-backed internet cable aims to link country to Saudi Arabia and Gulf states
Middle East Eye
Tensions With China Emerge Over Undersea Cables Carrying Internet Traffic
VOA News
U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables
Reuters
What Will It Take to Connect the Arctic? $1.2 Billion, 10,000 Miles of Fiber-Optic Cable and Patience
Wall Street Journal
How peering went global
DatacenterDynamics
Data center design is the future of sustainable IT
DatacenterDynamics
Global Internet Connectivity Is at Risk from Climate Disasters
Scientific American
Connecting the Mediterranean: New Subsea Cable Hubs Emerge
Equinix
How fragile is Vietnam's Internet?
VnExpress
Vietnam urged to invest in new subsea cables, with four of its five cables in need of repairs
DatacenterDynamics
World’s longest undersea fibre cable lands in Amanzimtoti
MyBroadband
Global bandwidth prices have leveled out in COVID era – TeleGeography
Light Reading
Les Gafam mettent la main sur les câbles sous-marins pour mieux contrôler Internet
Le Monde
2022
Top 10 networking stories of 2022
Computer Weekly
African Wireless Communications Yearbook 2022
African Wireless Communications
Vulnerabilities under the sea
CNN
Subsea cable sector continues to boom
TelecomTV
Largest 5,000 enterprises to increase WAN spend by 44% by 2026
Computer Weekly
The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet
Wired
Taiwan tensions raise alarms over risks to world’s subsea cables
The Japan Times
Breaking: Subsea Cables Connecting Taiwan to U.S. at Risk
Data Center Knowledge
Damaged cable leaves Shetland cut off from mainland
BBC News
Intra-Asian internet bandwidth nearly doubled in 2022
FutureCIO
Intra-Asian Internet Bandwidth 3.0 Times Greater Than Between Asia and the US and Canada in 2022
AsiaToday.id
Intra-Asian internet bandwidth 3.0 times more than between Asia and the U.S. and Canada in 2022
Wire19
Nigeria, other African countries near Pbps era as bandwidth capacity rise to 44%
The Guardian Nigeria
28% Rise in Global Internet Demand Suggests a Return to ‘Normal’
DIGIT
New networking era imminent as global internet bandwidth rises 28% in 2022
Computer Weekly
How China Could Choke Taiwan's Economy With a Blockade
The New York Times
Fiber optic technology powers the internet, and it’s a big business
CNBC
Global SD-WAN becomes $3bn market for large multinational enterprises
Computer Weekly
Africa’s cabling ships coming in
Mobile Europe
Google, Meta cables will be 'game-changers' for Africa
Light Reading
Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Fortinet Top WAN Security Vendors, TeleGeography Finds
SDxCentral
Strengthening disaster risk management
Inquirer
Zero trust security adoption rises 27% in just two years
SecurityBrief Asia
A Warming Arctic Emerges as a Route for Subsea Cables
Wall Street Journal
India surges in international bandwidth demand
Computer Weekly
Will booming Indian comms sector face an international capacity crunch?
TelecomTV
India surges in International Bandwidth Demand, expects a 38% CAGR between 2021 to 2028: TeleGeography
Daily Host News
Ukrainian refugees phoning home boost voice traffic sevenfold
Light Reading
Bandwidth demand set to rebound: TeleGeography
Light Reading
Carriers see inbound Ukraine calls increase seven-fold
Capacity Media
Ukraine’s Inbound Voice Minutes Soar Sevenfold in One Month, According to Carriers via i3forum Insights
Total Telecom
Almost 50 cloud regions expected to be launched globally in next two years.
TechHQ
Cloud back on the rise, with ‘50 new regions planned’
Capacity Media
How does the internet work?
Audacy
400G roundup: GTT upgrades; Telstra's new subsea cable
Light Reading
GTT announces 400G upgrade of global IP network
Computer Weekly
Google and Meta’s underwater cables up the stakes on internet control
Rest of World
Exploring the criteria for SD-WAN adoption
Networking+
TeleGeography predicts $10bn worth of new subsea cables by 2024
Capacity Media
The State of Globalization in 2022
Harvard Business Review
Securing Asia's Subsea Network
Center for Strategic & International Studies
SD-WAN pricing falls significantly in line with new consumer trends
IT Brief Australia
SD-WAN may be getting cheaper
Network World
Competitive pricing, network monitoring drive SD-WAN selection
Computer Weekly
LatAm international bandwidth consumption to soar in next five years
TelecomTV
Peering into the arteries of the Internet
APNIC
Latam used international bandwidth to reach 700Tbps by 2026, says TeleGeography
Capacity Media
Why Elon Musk is really building Starlink
Cleo Abram
3 reasons Moscow isn't taking down Ukraine's cell networks
Politico
Why Ukraine’s phones and internet still work
Politico
Connecting Beijing’s Global Infrastructure: The PEACE Cable in the Middle East and North Africa
Middle East Institute
Israel hopes new data cables can make friends of former enemies
The Economist
A Chinese firm is giving up on its long delayed US-Hong Kong undersea cable
Quartz
Legacy MPLS out, DIA in, says TeleGeography
Future CIO
DIA experiences uptrend as MPLS declines, new report says
Capacity Media
The submarine infrastructure linking the world’s communication networks
Marketplace Tech
The race to reconnect Tonga
Reuters
Global mobile calling traffic declines for the first time in history
IT Brief New Zealand
How will Tonga's broken internet cable be mended?
BBC
Mobile phone calls' share of international traffic dropped for first time
Mobile Europe
Tonga tsunami: Communications 'may be down for two weeks'
BBC
Mobile calling’s share of international traffic declines for the first time amid pandemic
Wire19
Investors turning to data centers; Harrison Street forms $1.5B build-to-rent JV
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Chinese firms can help restore Tonga’s communications, provide high-tech devices for rescue work
Global Times
Global slump in voice traffic ‘turns into a rout’, says TeleGeography
Capacity Media
Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft Weave a Fiber-Optic Web of Power
Wall Street Journal
Property Investors Swap Office Blocks for Data Centers
Wall Street Journal
2021
5 trends in enterprise networking that defined 2021
TechTarget
Brazil's Claro sets out 5G stall
Light Reading
Moa Capital Acquires TeleGeography to Accelerate Its Global Growth and Expand Insights and Intelligence Worldwide
Business Wire
An undersea cable could bring speedy internet to Antarctica
Popular Science
Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Washington Named the Largest Retail Colocation Markets in the World
Mission Critical Magazine
Tokyo takes colocation crown in global study
Capacity Media
Global internet bandwidth rose by 29% in 2021 to a total of 786tbps
Telemedia Online
Global internet traffic, bandwidth ‘return to normal’
Computer Weekly
Global bandwidth tops 786Tbps in 2021
Capacity Media
This 3D Map of the Undersea Cables Connecting the Globe is Mesmerizing
Vice
TeleGeography’s Updated Subsea Cable Map Shows Tech Influence
Silicon UK Daily
Submarine cable network nears 500 companies over 1.3 million km
Computer Weekly
This map shows where 1.3 million kilometres of undersea cables run
My Broadband
TeleGeography’s Interactive Submarine Cable Map hits 487 cables stretching over 1.3 million kilometers globally
Daily Host News
Big Tech’s Battle For Data Is Fought Under The Sea
World Observer
Facebook, Google Plan Nigeria-US Subsea Cables
Light Reading
Facebook Backs Underwater Cable Projects to Boost Internet Connectivity
Wall Street Journal
Hyperscalers See a 100% CAGR in International Bandwidth Deployments Across Middle East: TeleGeography
TechAfrica News
Hyperscalers Achieved 100% CAGR in International Bandwidth Deployments Across Middle East From 2016 to 2020
Total Telecom
Total international bandwidth quadrupled since 2016
Capacity Media
Lumen’s on-net subsea fiber route connects US with France
IT Pro
U.S. & Canada Bandwidth Boom
Enterprise Talk
Google confirms Blue and Raman with Sparkle on board
Capacity Media
Content providers and Covid drive US, Canada bandwidth boom
Computer Weekly
Why Tech Giants Are Laying Undersea Cables
The Real-Life Risks of Our Digital World
Foreign Policy
DE-CIX, EllaLink, Interxion and TeleGeography put connectivity on the map
Capacity Media
From MPLS to the Internet: Optimizing Enterprise Networking in a New Era of WAN
Network Computing
More than $8 Billion in Subsea Cable Investment In the Pipeline
Data Center Frontier
More than $8bn forecast for cable investments over next three years
Computer Weekly
New Submarine Cable Map Visualizes More Than $8 Billion in New Cable Investments Over Next Three Years
Enterprise Talk
Global cable investments to reach $8 billion by 2024; Intra-Asian route to receive most investment
ET Telecom
Google gets to work on its sixth private subsea cable
Fierce Telecom
Telegeography charts global submarine cable surge
TelecomTV
New Submarine Cable Map Shows Increasing Engagement of Content Providers
Tech Africa News
Rethinking networking in a 'post MPLS' world
Light Reading
Now in colour: TeleGeography’s map shows $8bn of subsea investments
Capacity Media
New Submarine Cable Map Visualizes More Than $8 Billion in New Cable Investments Over Next Three Years
Total Telecom
The New TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map Analyzes The Changing Market Dynamics
CIO East Africa
Intra-Asia Internet demand overtakes trans-Pacific routes
Light Reading
India joins global undersea cable race with Reliance Jio’s help
Asia Financial
Why is Mukesh Ambani building an international undersea cable system?
Quartz India
Tech giants fight 'cloud wars' deep in the ocean
BBC News
Fast 5G security software claimed by Clavister
VanillaPlus
Facebook, Google lead latest undersea cable boom
Fierce Telecom
Mobile data revenue fell below $1 per Gigabyte for the first time
telecomlead
Comcast teams with Versa to give SD-WAN new smarts
Fierce Telecom
The TeleGeography Map of Global Internet Infrastructure
interxion
A Few Glass Strands Will Protect U.S. Tech From China
Bloomberg Opinion
SD-WAN is steadily replacing MPLS, says TeleGeography
Fierce Telecom
Worldwide 5G connections to reach 619 million by the end of 2021
Help Net Security
MPLS Usage Drops by 24% in Two Years as SD-WAN Adoption in Enterprise WAN Ramps Up
Enterprise Talk
MPLS Usage Drops by 24% in Two Years as SD-WAN Adoption in Enterprise WAN Ramps Up
Total Telecom
SD-WAN surges over past two years as MPLS plummets
Computer Weekly
SD-WAN grows in popularity during time of COVID-19
IT Brief Australia
SD-WAN displaces MPLS, says survey
IT Europa
MPLS heads towards retirement as SD-WAN adoption soars
TelecomTV
MPLS Usage Drops by 24% in Two Years as SD-WAN Adoption in Enterprise WAN Ramps Up
Telecom Reseller
MPLS Usage Drops by 24% in Two Years as SD-WAN Adoption in Enterprise WAN Ramps Up
AIThority
MPLS Usage Drops 24%, SD-WAN to Blame
Channel Partners
TeleGeography Releases Internet Middle Mile Service for Enterprises
CIO Review
Global 5G Connections Reach 401 Million in 2020; adoption 3X as fast as LTE. 163 5G Commercial Networks Deployed
StreetInsider
TeleGeography Expands into the Internet Middle Mile with Research Service for Enterprises
Enterprise Talk
TeleGeography Expands into the Internet Middle Mile
Zawya
Buying and selling in the middle mile: Unitas adds an Expedia feature
TelecomTV
TeleGeography expands into the Internet Middle Mile with research service for enterprises
Wire19
Securing the Subsea Network: A Primer for Policymakers
CSIS
Turbidite Announces Development of Turbidite Guam
StreetInsider
China’s 7,500-Mile Undersea Cable to Europe Fuels Internet Feud
Bloomberg
Red Sea cables: How UK and US spy agencies listen to the Middle East
Middle East Eye
What the internet looks like: Underwater cables in the Middle East
Middle East Eye
Digital Suez': How the internet flows through Egypt - and why Google could change the Middle East
Middle East Eye
Global Internet Capacity Grew by 35% in 2020
Channel Vision Magazine
How much did the internet actually grow in 2020?
Data Centre Review
Global internet capacity surged 35% in 2020
Frontier Enterprise
Verizon expands managed SD-WAN features with Cisco
Fierce Telecom
Global Internet Capacity Grew by 35% in 2020
CIO East Africa
How Hyperscale Cloud Platforms are Reshaping the Submarine Cable Industry
Data Center Knowledge
Report: Pandemic Drives a 35% Increase in Global Internet Capacity
Telecompetitor
Global internet capacity grows 35% to over 600 Tbps in 2020 - study
Telecompaper
Global internet capacity up 35% in 2020
Capacity Media
Global Internet Capacity Grew by 35% in 2020 According to TeleGeography
Khaleej Mag
Ebbs and flows: Subsea versus edge
Capacity Media
Global Internet Capacity Grew by 35% in 2020 According to TeleGeography
AIthority
What’s up with… Global data capacity
TelecomTV
Global internet capacity grew by 35% in 2020: TeleGeography
Wire19
Global Internet Capacity Grew by 35% in 2020 According to TeleGeography
Riyadh Daily
Jan/Feb 2021 Industry News
GCCM Magazine | Jan/Feb 2021
How SD-WAN optimises SaaS for CSPs to grow offerings
Telecom Review Asia
TeleGeography Report Reveals the Global WAN Market was Worth $75.9 Billion in 2020
TotalTelecom
TeleGeography Report Reveals the Global WAN Market was Worth $75.9 Billion in 2020
Wire19
Corona home office requires new submarine cables
Heise Online
TeleGeography Report Reveals the Global WAN Market was Worth $75.9 Billion in 2020
Telecom Ramblings
What’s up with… KPN, Samsung & Deutsche Telekom, TIP, AT&T
TelecomTV
China builds Digital Silk Road in Pakistan to Africa and Europe
Nikkei Asia
SD-WAN ‘still only 2%’ of WAN market, says TeleGeography
Capacity media
TeleGeography Report Reveals the Global WAN Market Was Worth $75.9 Billion in 2020
AIthority
Pandemic sparks subsea bandwidth spike, but tide will turn
Light Reading
All data centres are not the same - proximity matters
TelecomTV
TeleGeography benchmark tool helps firms pick right data centre
Frontier Enterprise
TeleGeography releases data center benchmark tool
Data Center News
TeleGeography Releases WAN Geography Benchmark Tool
Cloud7
TeleGeography releases data center benchmarking tool to help companies shift data center locations
DatacenterDynamics
TeleGeography releases data center benchmark tool
Data Center News
TeleGeography’s WAN Geography Benchmarking Tool Reveals the Top Hyperconnected Enterprise Networking Hubs
Daily Host News
TeleGeography’s WAN Geography Benchmarking Tool Reveals the Top Hyperconnected Enterprise Networking Hubs
Total Telecom
Connectivity Benchmarking
Digitalisation World
TeleGeography’s WAN Geography Benchmarking Tool Reveals the Top Hyperconnected Enterprise Networking Hubs
Telecom Ramblings
Orange joins AMITIÉ subsea consortium connecting the US to France
Capacity Media
TeleGeography’s benchmarking tool reveals the top networking hubs
Data Centre & Network News
TeleGeography Reveals Top Hyperconnected Enterprise Networking Hubs
Telecom Drive
Equinix leads TeleGeography WAN benchmark for most connected networks
Telecompaper
Las Vegas welcomed 5G in 2020. Here’s what’s next.
Las Vegas Review Journal