We often overlook how critical submarine cable networks are in the advancement of scientific innovation. Their seamless connectivity enables data-intensive collaboration across research and education institutions around the world. Next week, our Senior Research Manager Jon Hjembo and Ciena’s Brian Lavallée will dive into this topic through a live webinar: Big data. Big science. Big networks.

The TSMC-Amkor partnership is expected to increase Apple chip production in the U.S. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has signed an advanced semiconductor packaging and testing deal with Arizona-based Amkor Technology, which has been providing the Taiwanese company with semiconductor assembly and test services for many years. Per the agreement, Amkor Technology’s turnkey packaging and The post TSMC, Amkor strike chip packaging deal at planned US plant appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

In June Sambar joined the AST SpaceMobile board; AST and AT&T are collaborating on satellite-based direct-to-device communications AT&T Executive Vice President and Head of Network Chris Sambar will leave the company on Oct. 11, according to a memo circulated to AT&T employees yesterday afternoon. The memo is titled, “Chris Sambar announces his intention to leave The post AT&T Head of Network Chris Sambar exiting Oct. 11 appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

During the early August trial, the Sunglider aircraft succeeded in achieving stratospheric flight, said SoftBank Japanese operator SoftBank announced that the Sunglaider, its large-scale solar-powered uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) designed for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric telecommunications, was utilized in a field trial conducted by AeroVironment and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in The post SoftBank trials HAPS aircraft for stratospheric communications appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

In March 2020, Docomo commercialized what it claimed to be the world’s first Open RAN-based 5G network Japanese carrier NTT Docomo said that it is currently using Open RAN (O-RAN) with the main aim of enhancing network flexibility and cost efficiency, the telco told RCR Wireless News. “Docomo has been a pioneer in building networks The post NTT Docomo highlights its O-RAN progress appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

(Telecompaper) Vodafone Group announced plans to set up a new logistics hub in Luxembourg for mobile and fixed network equipment for its European markets...

(Telecompaper) The FCC is proposing to open up the 6 GHz band to more low-power devices, alongside Wi-Fi equipment...

(Telecompaper) The chief executive of Cellnex Telecom, Europe's largest mobile towers company, announced that the company intends to begin distributing dividends in 2025, a year earlier than initially planned...

Cisco is quitting the LoRaWAN market, with sales of new LoRaWAN gateway products stopping on January 1 next year (2025) and service and support for all products and parts ending completely on December 31 2029, with a phased withdrawal for sundry parts and service between times. It is not offering an onwards migration path for The post Cisco pulls support for LoRaWAN; LoRa Alliance shrugs it off appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

(Telecompaper) Amazon Prime Video plans to increase the amount of advertising on the streaming video serice in 2025...

(Telecompaper) South Korea's National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee will summon senior executives from Google and Apple to...

With the launch of Dell AI for Telecom, the goal is to make it easier for CSPs to consume and benefit from new AI-enabled solutions As 5G continues to evolve and communications service providers (CSPs) work to become digital platform companies more akin to hyperscalers, the network is getting more complex, the services are getting The post Dell Technologies is curating a telco AI ecosystem appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

Dell AI for Telecom solution combines data, infrastructure, software, services and use cases, along with Dell Technologies’ partner ecosystem The technology problems communications service providers (CSPs) are currently navigating are complex and significant; decisions made today around cloud strategy, radio access network (RAN) disaggregation, modernization of business support systems (BSS) and operational support systems (OSS), The post For CSPs, AI success takes technology and people appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

The investment will also provide digital and AI skills training to more than 1 million Italians by the end of 2025, said Microsoft Microsoft announced this week a $4.7 billion investment to expand Italy’s hyperscale cloud and AI datacenter infrastructure. The investment will be doled out over the next two years and is the tech The post Microsoft to invest $4.7B in Italy’s cloud, AI future appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

CelcomDigi and SK Telecom will share knowledge and work together on AI use cases tailored to the Malaysian market Malaysian operator CelcomDigi and South Korea’s SK Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of collaborating on the development and commercialization of AI services for the Malaysian market. As part of the agreement, The post CelcomDigi, SK Telecom to develop AI service for the Malaysian market appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

O2 Telefonica carried out the test in the so-called Innovation Cluster in Potsdam German carrier O2 Telefonica, owned by Spanish operator Telefonica, has achieved peak download speeds of more than 1.7 Gbps by bundling four frequency bands in 5G Standalone (5G SA) mode, the telco said in a release. The carrier noted that the measurements The post O2 Telefonica, Nokia achieve speeds of 1.7 Gbps in 5G SA test appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

(Telecompaper) Microsoft has announced plans to invest EUR 4.3 billion over the next two years to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure in Italy...

(Telecompaper) Zayo Group and private equity firm TPG have both expressed interest in acquiring the fibre and wireless assets of telecom infrastructure firm Crown...

(Telecompaper) French operator Bouygues Telecom has presented a new strategy for the consumer mass market, in an attempt to overcome the pressure on ARPU from ongoing promotions and intense competition...

(Telecompaper) Telecom Italia (TIM) said it has received an offer for its submarine cable unit Sparkle from Italy's Treasury and Spanish infrastructure fund Asterion, confirming earlier reports...

(Telecompaper) OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT software, announced it's raised USD 6.6 billion in new funding from investors...

We are now moving from sci-fi to reality with the launch of many AI services that are poised to transform industries and reshape our daily lives. While data centers are expanding rapidly to support AI requirements, there is less clarity on how AI might impact long-haul network infrastructure, especially submarine cables. This is exactly what I delved into during my keynote at Submarine Networks World 2024.

Global internet bandwidth rose by 22% in 2024, continuing its slow but steady decline over the past few years. Total international bandwidth now stands at 1,479 Tbps, representing a 4-year CAGR of 25%. Clearly, the pace of growth has been slowing recently. However, it varies across regions. New IP Networks research tells us that Africa has once again experienced the most rapid growth of international internet bandwidth, growing at a compound annual rate of 41% between 2020 and 2024.

If you look at the agenda for ITW Asia—happening December 4-5 in Singapore—you’ll see topics spanning future networks, data infrastructure, subsea Asia, SatCom, and more. You should also see a familiar face.

Sylvie LaPerrière, one of TeleGeography's esteemed partners, is a known tech leader in the digital infrastructure community. You might specifically know of her work as a team lead for Google's subsea cable Equiano along the Western Coast of Africa. Or perhaps you know her as a renowned internet governance advocate and interconnection strategist.  We're so glad to welcome her decades of expertise to TeleGeography's Preferred Partners program. (This network of telecom professionals is like a telecom A-team ready to apply TG data to new and unique research projects. We're thrilled to take on new opportunities with them.) Sylvie was kind enough to speak with our team about her take on the industry, advocating for women in telecom, and setting up her own consulting shop. Read our conversation below.

Many locations around the world are clamoring to become the next great hub. But before we can identify successful practices to promote digital hubs, we first must decide how to measure that connectivity. What role do submarine cables play? How about electricity and green power? And government policies ... can those even be quantified? At Platform Global 2024, TeleGeography VP of Research Tim Stronge took to the stage to tackle these questions.

Verizon’s shock agreement to acquire ISP giant Frontier Communications in a $20 billion all-cash deal looks set to herald a new era of fixed-mobile convergence in the U.S. telecom market. The takeover—which is expected to close in 18 months, subject to regulatory approval—follows a series of eye-catching fiber-related announcements involving chief rivals AT&T Communications and T-Mobile US. Today, we take a look at the respective fiber strategies of the “Big Three” U.S. mobile operators.

The first commercial 5G mobile networks were launched in Europe in mid-2019. Roughly one year later, most countries’ main mass-market rollouts were already underway. The technology continues to grow in popularity as network deployments progress. At the end of June 2024, there were an estimated 190 million 5G subscriptions across Europe, up from around 130 million a year earlier. In European markets where 5G is available, the technology accounts for an average of 27% of all mobile subscriptions.

TeleGeography’s Submarine Cable Map recently hit a new milestone: depicting over 600 cable systems. As of September 2024, that’s a whopping 532 in-service systems, with another 77 planned. The number of cable systems we study is constantly increasing. This is due to massive investment in this infrastructure—both along major routes and to small islands—as well as our ongoing efforts to track global systems in more detail.  The number of in-service systems is greater now than in any other year within the last two decades.

To many people, the concepts of global network infrastructure and bandwidth markets are difficult to grasp. But to those who follow this sector, it's one of the most fundamental building blocks of the global economy. You’ve likely heard that worldwide bandwidth demand is steadily increasing. A natural follow-up question: why? Who’s generating all of this demand?

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