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The cables are coming .....

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Today the web site The Inquirer published a story that an undersea cable with 1.28Tbps of capacity has just received approval connecting the US to China. As the story indicates this appears to be the first direct undersea fiber system to receive regulatory approval connecting both countries and although i wouldn't know whether or not thats true it does suggest the tremendous and unbelievable market opportunity within the telecommunications industry.

The most obvious and notable thing to take away from this story other than the system capability is the fact that the consortium that led the activity has not only won the approval but is likely paving the way for other carriers to do the same. This says something not only about the market and industry viability but also about under sea cable systems and the ability to connect different continents - those that have such systems are strategically positioned with respect to not just the market but also serving those customers who leverage those systems.

Although I am sure the regulatory hurdles were numerous the intrinsic value this type of development presents tremendous potential not just from the telecommunication market but also economic development on an aggregate basis across multiple service industries (cable system deployment companies, fiber manufacturers, hardware manufacturers, telecommunication providers, etc).

This is just the beginning my friends ....


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hobika – Tue, 2008 – 01 – 15 19:54
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Cables from USA to China

It is great to hear about additional cable capacity between the USA and China.  This is being driven by the astronomic growth of internet usage in China with lots of content being US originated.

There are actually two cables running directly from the USA to China, as well as seven others that are routed via Hawaii or Japan:  http://www.mpls-experts.com/cables.asp

MPLS usage is also a big growing area as USA based companies with manufacturing facilities in China implement SAP, Oracle and other systems that need the high performance that MPLS networks provide.

Steve Garson (not verified) – Fri, 2008 – 02 – 08 20:00
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