TeleGeography Explains the Internet

The Economics of Submarine Cables | Lane Burdette

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We're kicking off a brand new mini-series all about *submarine cables.*

To start off the series, we couldn't think of a better guest than Senior Research Analyst Lane Burdette, an expert (and nerd) when it comes to cables. She and host Greg Bryan discuss the economics of submarine cables.

The conversation covers:

  • A refresher on the cables themselves, and all of the components that go into building them and lighting them for data transmission service.
  • The costs of these elements and how to construct the costs of building a sub cable.
  • Who builds these cables and why, and then how cable builders make money on their investment through selling data transmission services, as well as how and why sub cable prices vary around the world.
  • How supply and demand are likely to develop in this vast undersea market, and what Lane sees for the future of cable profitability.

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