In 2019, my colleague Alan Mauldin and I busted the parable that the submarine cable trade’s present practices would maintain our future capability necessities.
4 years later, we revisited the identical query throughout our telecom mythbusting session at SubOptic 2023.
Was the decision the identical?
This was our first time reevaluating a fantasy, and two huge issues have modified since our preliminary consensus.
In 2019, we had been seeing very quick progress throughout the Atlantic. That’s modified slightly bit—not lots, however simply sufficient to make a distinction.
Secondly, SDM R&D was not as superior in 2019 as it’s at this time. Our present outlook for trade provide capabilities is slightly rosier these days.
Watch the video under to see how these developments affected our fantasy retest.
The Conclusion
Will the trade’s present practices be sufficient to accommodate future capability necessities?
It is troublesome to say, as a result of it will depend on exponential progress and what occurs with SDM. For now, although, we are able to change our verdict from busted to believable.
Alan Mauldin and I tackled this fantasy and 5 others throughout our presentation at SubOptic 2023. Obtain our slides for the complete breakdown.
