"In terms of Internet access, Japan is showing us what the future may look like across the world," Volpi said. "In Japan, an estimated 35% of households have high-speed connections, and data communications traffic has grown 10 times in the last two years. I believe that many of the new Internet business models will come out of Japan."
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
