Your Go-To Cable Compendium

Whether you work directly in telecom or your work overlaps with internet infrastructure in another sector, you know there’s a lot to stay on top of when it comes to submarine cables.

We’ve compiled this cable compendium to help you get up-to-speed with the biggest topics for subsea cables. And if you’re getting ready for Submarine Networks EMEA on May 27-28, this post is a must-read.

Sorted by the conference’s major themes, you’ll find expert analysis from TeleGeography's telecom researchers in the sections below:

• Commercial strategy

• Market dynamics
• Data centers
• Technology innovations
• Resilience and security
• Installation, maintenance, and operations
• Regulation

Commercial strategy

The Economics of Submarine Cables

The Quest for Universal Submarine Cable Laws

Market dynamics

Current State and Forecasts for Submarine Cable Maintenance

Global Connectivity Trends: A European Perspective

Middle Eastern subsea market overview

Asia's subsea market update

Data centers

War in the Middle East, Damaged Data Centers, and Cloud Disruptions

Most Connected & Fastest Growing Cities: Market Connectivity Score, H1 2026

Interconnection Market Health | PTC 2026 Telecom Workshop

Technology innovations

Protecting Internet Infrastructure with Submarine Cable Sensing

Infrastructure, Not Compute, is the Real AI Bottleneck

Resilience and security

Navigating Hostile Waters: Submarine Cable Infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz

Cybersecurity Challenges in Submarine Cable Systems

Installation, maintenance and operations

The Future of Submarine Cable Maintenance: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies

Submarine Cable Routing on an Increasingly Crowded Seafloor

Regulation

Securing Global Communications: An Examination of Foreign Adversary Threats to Subsea Cable Infrastructure

The Regulatory and Geopolitical Environment of Cable Faults and Maintenance

Ready to network at Submarine Networks EMEA?

Register for the conference in London on May 27-28. Submarine Networks EMEA is co-located with Subsea Security Summit & Expo 2026 . Together, the two events form an impactful annual gathering for the global subsea cable industry.