Episode 94: Submarine Cables in the AI and Cloud Era

About this episode

This episode discusses the role of submarine cables in the AI era with insights from FLAG's executives.

Want to learn more about how some of the oldest submarine cables are still playing a key role in the AI era? In this episode, FLAG's Chief Network Officer, Brad Kneller and VP of Product & Marketing, Nadya Melic join Ciena's Gautam Billa, VP of Sales Engineering & CTO, APJI, to share insights on some of the factors contributing to the continued viability and sustainability of a submarine cable. The three discuss how FLAG is complementing its new cable buildouts by extending the lifespan of its existing cables, using advanced technologies, proactive monitoring and intelligent data analysis. As part of FLAG's Vision 2030 strategy, the private submarine cable operator is taking bold steps to optimize its network to support growing capacity demands driven by AI, cloud and other bandwidth-intensive applications.

People in this episode

Guests: Brad Kneller, Nadya Melic

Topics covered

• submarine cables
• AI
• cloud
• network sustainability
• bandwidth

Keywords

• Vision 2030
• cable buildouts
• advanced technologies
• proactive monitoring
• intelligent data analysis

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Products: submarine cables

Books & works: Submarine Cables in the

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