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Diving Deep into Submarine Cables: The Undersea Lifelines of Internet Connectivity

Kentik

Worldwide telecommunications began somewhere around 150 years ago, in 1850, with the first commercial international submarine cable between England and France. Fiber optics The submarine cables that move internet traffic around the world are made from silica glass fiber optic strands that most network engineers are likely familiar with.

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News in Networking: Verizon-Disney Rumors, ‘Most Promising’ 5G Operators, and UN List of Security Gaps

Kentik

Meanwhile, Juniper Research released a list of the most promising 5G operators in Asia, and the UN released a list ranking countries based on cybersecurity hygiene. Carlton notes, “HTTP will need to become more streamlined and lightweight to meet the high throughput and strict delay requirements of 5G.” It’s followed by the U.S.

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Telcos vs. Hyperscalers: Should Telecom Operators Take a Stand or is Collaboration the Key to the Future?

Global Data

Hyperscalers are having a more influential role in shaping the future direction of telecommunications. With the digital landscape continuing to evolve with the emergence of 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud-native technologies, hyperscalers are becoming more influential in shaping the future direction of telecommunications.

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News in Networking: The Best Network Speeds, Cuba’s DIY Internet, and the Cost of Automation

Kentik

A feature story explored the workarounds that Cubans go to for internet access, and another feature looked at the cost of IT automation. Mitel to Buy ShoreTel for $430M to Create Unified Communications Powerhouse (TechCrunch) Telecommunications company and UC provider Mitel is buying competitor ShoreTel.

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23 Good-To-Know Networking Acronyms and Abbreviations

CATO Networks

SD-WAN Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a virtual WAN architecture offering optimized traffic routing over multiple different media (broadband, MPLS, 5G/LTE, etc.). By choosing the best available path, SD-WAN provides better performance and reliability than broadband Internet.

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WBA issues Wi-Fi predictions for 2025

DCNN Magazine

Detailed in full in the WBA Annual Industry Report 2025 , these trends reflect how Wi-Fi is evolving to meet the demands of increased connectivity, higher speeds, better security, the growing number of devices connected to the internet, and a greater focus on energy efficiency.

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