More submarine broadband

The submarine cable construction is evolving. In 2010 and 2011, 19 systems worth an aggregate $3.7 billion were launched, and the pace of growth will only pick up in the next few years. Throughout 2012 and 2013, 33 submarine cable systems costing a projected total of $5.5 billion will be deployed. Two Middle Eastern systems, Gulf Bridge International and Tata’s TGN-Gulf cable, came online in Q1 2012. The West African Cable System (WACS) and the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) network will also begin service this year, spanning the entire West African coast and extending to Europe. Other major upcoming projects include a pair of sizable intra-Asian cables: the Asia Submarine-cable Express, which is to be deployed in Q3 2012 and the Southeast Asia Japan Cable, which is scheduled for Q3 2013. The America Movil-1 cable in Latin America will be deployed in Q4 2012. It reflects the increasing need of broadband in the world. Journalism and digital communication are generating an exponential information fluence. It fosters the infrastructural growth in telecommunications.