SpaceX, Facebook and Google are all pursuing several concepts based on laser communication technology. Optical backbone networks enable the interconnection of satellite and transmitting data from satellite to ground. This article touches upon the background of laser communications and some of the recent developments underway.
It seems just over ten years ago that the submarine telecommunications industry was speculating on when the next trans-Atlantic cable system would be built. After all, the industry had more
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In this exclusive feature story, IG Magazine takes you on a remarkable journey of 25 years that led to the rise of an Internet Exchange formed in 1995 in an old post office in Frankfurt, to becoming the largest neutral interconnection ecosystem on the planet.
Nigel Bayliff, CEO of Aqua Comms, is a global telecom industry veteran with 25-plus years’ experience. He has been an advisor and consultant to cable development, private equity and government
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After more than a decade of slow growth, the global subsea cable market has been expanding rapidly in recent years. According to Market and Markets Research, this sector is now
To the telecoms world, geopolitics mean issues and restrictions that can cause headaches and sleepless nights. While much attention is paid to untrustworthy equipment vendors and suspicious cable projects, little