Sean Buckley
Samantha Bookman
Michael Kennedy
Anna-Maria Kovacs
A. Michael NollTag:
Submarine Cable
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The Contenders: Submarine cable equipment suppliers bide their time as market begins to shift
Alcatel-Lucent, TE Subcom, and NEC are the three largest suppliers of submarine cabling equipment in the world, but a slew of smaller manufacturer-builders are contending for the remaining share of the market. A number of them hold a large share of other telecommunications market segments--like Ciena. With this in mind, how well positioned are smaller sub equipment suppliers to take larger roles in the global submarine cable market? We look at five smaller suppliers that are looking to make a key impact on the market space.
GlobeNet wraps up work on its Bermuda-to-U.S. submarine cable system
GlobeNet, Oi's wholesale submarine cable provider subsidiary, has completed construction of its Segment 5 subsea cable system, linking Bermuda and the United States with as much as 30 Tbps capacity.
Reliance's talks with Batelco to sell Globalcom end with no deal
Reliance Communications' move to sell off a large stake of its Globalcom unit has stalled again as its talks with Bahrain Telecommunications Company ended without a deal being struck.
Seaborn Networks establishes gateways with Equinix and Telx in US, Brazil
Seaborn Networks, an emerging submarine cable provider that's building out the 32 Tbps Seabras-1 cable network with a link between Sao Paulo, Brazil and the United States, has established Brazil gateways with both Equinix and Telx.
Week in research: Copper lives in niche role; attack traffic spikes 718 percent
An estimated $1.5 billion will be spent on EFM-bonded, copper-based Ethernet access devices in the next five years, an Infonetics Research report forecasts. Much of that will be spent to increase capacity for businesses and some mobile backhaul networks.
Managing the cost of critical submarine cable routes
With so much focus on land-based broadband network expansion, it's easy to take for granted how quickly most Internet users can access data on the other side of the globe within milliseconds. Many don't realize that almost all of our connectivity to other continents is accomplished via submarine cable, not by satellite or other means.
Submarine cable operators hunt for new routes to counter congestion, political turmoil
More than 95 percent of intercontinental Internet traffic travels via submarine cables. But these essential conduits for communication are at risk of being cut from a number of threats: accidents, political instability in key countries, and age. To keep the globe connected, redundancy is key--leading providers to search for new cable routes to get around key choke points. (Image source: Arctic Fibre )
Internet exchanges play critical role during submarine cable outages
A series of submarine cable outages in the past two weeks caused widespread disruptions of Internet service in the EMEA and Asia regions, leading to increased attention on the importance of alternate routes and better interconnectivity. For land-based Internet exchanges, the timing couldn't be better, according to Harald Summa, CEO of Germany-based DE-CIX Management GmbH.
Reliance Globalcom's Hawk submarine cable creates new Middle East, India opportunities
Reliance Globalcom has lit its Hawk submarine cable in Egypt, adding another 20 Tbps of capacity that it says will enable consistent capacity levels between Europe, the Middle East, and India. The subsea network also includes a landing point in Cyprus, providing an alternative route to the troubled North Africa region.
Telecom New Zealand, Vodafone and Telstra to build TGA submarine cable
Telecom New Zealand, Vodafone and Telstra on Monday signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to jointly invest in building a submarine cable between Auckland and Sydney that they claim will expand New Zealand's international connectivity and strengthen its links into Asian markets.
