Bandwidth was another factor that initially limited Web conferencing, Young says. But high bandwidth is readily available in offices throughout the country and remote workers can readily find free or low-cost, high-speed wireless connections for laptops at many national and regional coffee shops, restaurants and hotel chains as well as in public libraries and other areas.
However, even Web conferencing proponents say that Web conferencing shouldn't be use to entirely replace face-to-face meetings, because even in a quick-growing e-commerce environment, live, in-person interaction is still necessary to strengthen relationships and to close many deals.
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.
