HOW DO SUBMARINE NETWORKS WEB THE WORLD ?

From late 1997 to mid-1999, major submarine cable projects have been launched and huge contracts have been signed for the implementation of transatlantic and transpacific submarine cable systems. The submarine cable industry has rarely seen so much interest in its history and the exponential growth of offered capacity on a single fiber pair has attracted all incumbent and new, national, and international, state-owned, and private operators. Will the capacity per fiber endlessly increase and the endless bandwidth needs continue to match or will limiting factors slow down the pace? It will be shown how this appetite has been made possible and what the required conditions are to keep the same pace.