Submarine cable in Asia: bubble or business as usual?

Publication Date	July 2009
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	19
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00549

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Summary

Strong Internet growth and rising demand for redundant capacity in Asia-Pacific are driving renewed submarine cable investment. Some commentators have wondered if this is a bubble that is going to burst. Ovum doesn't think so, but there is potential for danger if the wrong decisions are taken over the next two years.

Content

Executive summary
- In a nutshell
- Key messages
The Asian submarine cable market
- Overview
- New cable investment in Asia
The current Asian international market
- Overview
- International capacity
- International traffic
- Pricing
Supply and demand to 2011
- Overview
- Cost of construction
- Drivers of demand
  - Economic growth and integration
  - Broadband consumers and applications
  - Enterprise network growth
  - End-to-end control
  - Network vulnerability and redundancy
- Operator strategy and future prospects