Submarine Optical Fiber Cables: Market Research Report

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Submarine Optical Fiber Cables in Thousand Kilometers. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the Africa, Transatlantic, Europe & Mediterranean, Transpacific, and South East Asia. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2014 through 2020. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 111 companies including many key and niche players such as Alcatel-Lucent Angola Cables Bezeq International Ltd. Bharti Airtel Limited Cable & Wireless Communications Plc

Table of Content I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations Disclaimers Data Interpretation & Reporting Level Quantitative Techniques & Analytics Product Definitions and Scope of Study Submarine Optical Fiber Cables II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Prelude Growth Drivers in a Nutshell Fiber Optics - The Preferred Transmission Medium for Undersea Applications Internet’s Rising Contribution to Economy: Need for Submarine Cables Rising Bandwidth Demand Putting the Global Submarine Cables Market in Overdrive

Table 1. Global Used Bandwidth (in Gbps) for years 2009 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 2. Number of Internet Users Worldwide (in Million) and Penetration Percentage for Years 2001, 2011 & 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 3. Global Internet Usage (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Internet Users for

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Select Countries (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 4. Worldwide Internet Penetration Rates (%) by Region: January 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 5. Top Ten Internet Countries: Ranked by Number of Internet Users (in Millions): January 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 6. Worldwide Active Broadband (Fixed & Mobile) Per 100 People (2013): Breakdown by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Internet Traffic on the Rise Table 7: Global IP Traffic by Geographic Region (2013 & 2018) (in exabytes per month) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 8. Global IP Traffic by Type of Device (2013 & 2018): Percentage Share Breakdown of Monthly IP Traffic for M2M, Personal Computers, Smartphones, Tablets, Televisions, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Rise in IP-enabled Devices Necessitates Bandwidth Capacity Expansion

Table 9. Global Mobile Broadband Subscriptions (in Million) in Developed and Developing Countries (2014) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 10. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions per 100 Inhabitants (2007-2014) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 11. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions per 100 Inhabitants by Region (2014) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Decentralization of International Bandwidth Demand & Cable Systems

Table 12. Global Used International Bandwidth by Geographic Region (2009-2013): Ranked by % CAGR for Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Growth in Internet Video to Trigger Use of Submarine Cable Systems

Table 13. Consumer Internet Video Traffic by Geographic Region (2014 & 2018) (in exabytes per month) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Mobile Videos Streaming Gathers Steam

Table 14. Smartphone Penetration Worldwide (as a Percentage of Total Population) for Major Countries: 2014E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 15. Smartphone Penetration Rate (%) for Select Countries Worldwide as a Percentage of Mobile Phone Users: 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 16. Global Smartphones Market by Geographic Region - Annual Shipments in Thousand Units for

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Years 2014 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Impact of Economic Uncertainties on Submarine Cables Market Demand for International Submarine Cable Capacity on the Rise

Table 17. Global Activated Capacity on Major Long-Haul Routes (2007-2013) (in Gbps) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Saturation in Mature Markets Pushes Carriers to Seek New Opportunities Emerging Markets Offer World of Possibilities Submarine Cable Companies Focus on Unserved Routes Lack of New Submarine Cable System Installations: A Cause of Concern? Existing Intercontinental Submarine Cable Systems

Table 18. Existing Systems and Capacity Vs Proposed Systems & Capacity Upgrades Find Favor over New Subsea Network Installations

Table 19. Potential Lit Capacity (%) on Major Submarine Cable Routes Worldwide (2010-2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)) Table 20. Worldwide Submarine Cable Network Market (2009-2012): Percentage Share Breakdown of 10G, 40G and 100G by Upgrade Technology (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Major 100G System Upgrade Projects by Company (2013 & 2014) Cable Deployment Projects for New Routes on the Rise

Table 21. Worldwide New Submarine Cable Construction Projects (2012-2015): Percentage Share Breakdown of Construction Costs for Africa, Asia, Europe-Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Mediterranean, Middle East, Oceania, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Proposed Submarine Cable Projects Worldwide: An Overview Financing Structure of Submarine Cable Systems

Table 22. Funding for New Submarine Fiber Optic Cable Systems (1987-2014 & 2010-2014): Percentage Share Breakdown of Investment by Financier(s) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Investments in New Projects: Slow Yet Steady Inflows

Table 23. Global Submarine Optical Fiber Cable Market (2008-2014): Percentage Share Breakdown of Investments in New Projects by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 24. Global Submarine Optical Fiber Cable Market: Breakdown of Annual Investments in New Projects (in US$ Million) by Ready-For-Service (RFS) Date (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 25. Proposed New Submarine Optical Fiber Projects for the Year 2015 and Beyond - Percentage Share Breakdown of Investments by Category (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 26. Proposed New Submarine Fiber Optic Projects for the Year 2015 and Beyond - Percentage

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Share Breakdown of New Projects by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Unconventional Applications Provide Growth Opportunities Creating Mesh Networks for Greater Reliability and Faster Connectivity Low Latency of Cable Systems: Sought After among Electronic Trading Companies Technology Advances Promise Faster Undersea Transmissions Service Providers Focus on Improving Flexibility of Submarine Cable Networks Subsea Cables Encounter Challenges due to Big Data Submarine Cables: At Risk from Snooping, Natural Disasters & Financial Crisis Congestion, Political Feuds Push Subsea Cable Companies to Seek Alternate Routes Upgrade Suppliers Gaining Prominence

Table 27. Leading Suppliers of New Systems in the Submarine Cable Systems Market (2004-2014): Percentage Share Breakdown of New Systems Supplied for Primary Contracts for Alcatel-Lucent, Fujitsu, Huawei Marine, NEC, NSW, TE SubCom and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) SLTE Market Slowdown Affects Vendor Margins

Table 28. Leading Vendors in the Global Submarine System Construction Market (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues for Alcatel Lucent, TE SubCom, NEC Group and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 29. Leading Vendors in the Global Submarine Cables Market (2008-2012): Percentage Share Breakdown of Supply Contracts for Alcatel-Lucent, TE SubCom, NEC, Huawei Marine Networks, Fujitsu, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 2. SUBMARINE OPTICAL FIBER CABLES: AN INTRODUCTION Submarine Optical Fiber Cables History and Development Optical Telephone Cables Basic Structure of Submarine Communication Cable Other Components of Submarine Cable Network Cable Landing Points Cable Landing Stations Cable Termination Stations IT Systems Submarine Branching Units Ownership Structure in Submarine Cable Industry Submarine Cables: An Edge over Satellite Communications SEA-ME-WE 3: The Longest Submarine Cable Network 3. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE Regulations for Cable Deployment and Protection 2011 OMNIBUS RESOLUTION ON OCEANS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA: GLANCE AT KEY SPECIFICATIONS A Peek into Provisions of UNCLOS for Undersea Cables Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables Australia: Legal Framework for Submarine Cables

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4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY Tata Communications Purchases Significant Capacity in Seabras-1 Submarine Cable Telekom Malaysia Bags Contract to Develop and Construct new 3, 500km Submarine Cable System Trans Pacific Express Selects Ciena for Submarine Cable Upgrade Brazil Mulling Plans to Deploy Underwater Fiber Optic Cables in Amazon Basin Telstra Introduces 100 Gbps Connectivity on APAC Submarine Cables Alcatel-Lucent and ACE Consortium Completes Field Trial on ACE System Telstra Upgrades Select Undersea Cables with 100Gbps Speeds Hibernia Networks to Connect Express cable to Cork, Ireland Alcatel-Lucent to Construct Tasman Global Access Undersea Cable System Alcatel-Lucent and Cinia Group to Deploy New 100G Undersea Cable System Linking Finland to Germany Xtera Awards Research Contract to Fraunhofer HHI CWC to Acquire Columbus International Alcatel-Lucent Commences Construction of Sea-Me-We 5 Undersea Cable System Alcatel-Lucent and Seaborn Networks Commences Construction of US-Brazil Seabras-1 Submarine Fiber Optic Cabl System Seaborn Networks Enters into Agreement with Microsoft Alcatel-Lucent and SAT-3/WASC/SAFE Consortium Upgrade the SAT-3/WASC Undersea Cable System Chunghwa Telecom Enters into an Agreement for Construction of New Cross Pacific Submarine Cable Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks Enters into Agreement with Sercel to Acquire Optoplan Alcatel-Lucent to Launch Submarine Networks Business Alcatel-Lucent Enters into Contract with SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium for New Undersea Cable System Alcatel-Lucent to Upgrade EASSy Submarine Cable System Angola Cables Enters into Contract with NEC Europe India Gateway Upgrades International Submarine Cable System with Ciena Huawei Marine Networks Commences Manufacturing of Far East Submarine System Angola Cables, Algar Telecom, Antel and Google to Build New Undersea Fiber-Optic Cable AAG Consortium Selects Ciena to Upgrade Trans-Pacific Cable Network Tyco Electronics Clinches Contract from Navy Ciena, Southern Cross and Vodafone New Zealand Collaborate EQT Infrastructure II Acquires IslaLink Submarine Cables Digicel Acquires Submarine Fibre Network across the Caribbean Region Alcatel-Lucent Commences Construction of Subsea Cable for Seaborn Seaborn Networks Increases Submarine Fiber Optic Capacity Digicel to Build New Undersea Cable Connecting All Pacific Islands Telkom Invests in the Upgrade on SAT-3/WASC/ SAFE Submarine Cable System Globe Telecom Join Forces with International Telecom Companies PLDT Selects PCCW Global to Build new Fibre-Optic Network Google Collaborates with Leading Telecom Companies to Deploy Fastest Trans-Pacific Submarine Cable Six-Company Global Consortium to Construct new Trans-Pacific Cable System TE SubCom Commences new Hibernia Express Submarine Cable System Orange to Build New High-Speed Submarine Cable IslaLink Deploys Infinera DTN-X Packet Optical Transport Networking Platform for Submarine Network Global Cloud Xchange to Lay New Submarine Fiber Optic Cables Xtera Communications Bags Contract from DISA NTT to Lay First Submarine Optical Fiber Cable in Cambodia New Submarine Fiber Optic Cable Lands in Conakry, Guinea Huawei, Huawei Marine and Tata Communications Conclude First 400G Field Trial on Long-Haul Subsea Network of Over 6000km Alcatel-Lucent Upgrades Apollo Undersea Cable System Dialog Axiata to Invest in New BBG Submarine Cable System Huawei Marine Networks Enters into Partnership with Telkom Indonesia Level 3 Communications to Build Pacific Ocean Submarine Cable Network i2i Upgrades Submarine Network Using Ciena’s Converged Packet Optical and Network Management

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Solutions MENA Cables Enters into IRU Agreement with Telecom Egypt Telstra Upgrades Multiple Submarine Cables Palau Telecoms Inks LOI with Xtera Communications Ciena and Pacnet Upgrade Trans-Pacific Submarine Cable Ocean Networks Signs LOI with Xtera Communications Australia Japan Cable Deploys Infinera DTN-X Packet Optical Transport Networking Platform for Submarine Routes Xtera Demonstrates Unrepeatered Transmission Performance Reliance Globalcom Selects Ciena’s GeoMesh Solution to Upgrade FA-1 North Submarine Cable System Telefónica Global Solutions Selects Ciena’s GeoMesh Solution to Expand SAm-1 Submarine and Terrestrial Network Pacnet Deploys Optical Mesh Network on its EAC Pacific Fiber Optic Cable System PCCW Global Lands West Africa Cable System Dolphin Telecoms to Land New Submarine Cable in Nigeria Farice Deploys Ciena’s 100G Coherent Optical Transport Technology to Upgrade the FARICE-1 Submarine Cable Network Huawei Marine Networks Commences Commercial Operation of Branching Unit Manufacturing Plant and Second Generation Undersea Repeater Bahamas Telecommunications Chooses Huawei Marine Optix BWS 1600S to Upgrade BDSNi NTT Installs Upgraded 100Gbps Digital Coherent Technology on Trans-Pacific Route Angola Cables Inks Agreement with Epsilon Telecommunications Ezecom and Telekom Malaysia Ink MoU SEACOM to Construct SAMS Cable Alcatel-Lucent and WACS Ink Submarine Agreement Omantel Signs Agreement to Construct BBG Submarine Cable System Orange Tunisia and Tunisiana Ink Agreement with Interoute to Commission Didon Submarine Cable CWC and Columbus Ink Strategic Alliance Expresso Telecom Group Introduces ACE Submarine Cable Station Reliance Jio Infocomm Teams Up with Vodafone to Build Subsea Cable Network ECFS Consortium Chooses Xtera to Upgrade Festoon Subsea Cable System Reliance JioInfocomm Inks Agreement with Bharti Airtel Ink Agreement for Using Undersea Cable Telefonica, MedNautilus, PIPE Networks, PACNET and KDDI Selects Infinera DTN-X Platform to Expand Subsea Networks OSI Awards Supply Contract to TE SubCom for the POSEIDON Submarine Cable Project Telstra Inks MOU with SubPartners to Build APX West Submarine Cable Infinera Supplies DTN-X Platform to Pacnet Reliance Globalcom Selects Ciena’s GeoMesh Solution to Upgrade Trans-Atlantic FA-1 South Submarine Network SEACOM Selects Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform and OneControl Unified Management System to Upgrade Submarine Network Reliance Globalcom Upgrades Trans-Atlantic FA-1 South Sub-sea Network with GeoMesh MedNautilus Deploys Infinera DTN-X Platform across the Mediterranean Fujitsu and NEC Conclude Construction of Asia Submarine-cable Express System Global Caribbean Fiber Selects Ciena for Upgrading Antilles Crossing Submarine Network TE SubCom Upgrades Trans-Pacific Express Submarine Cable System KDDI Chooses Infinera DTN-X with Instant Bandwidth for 100G Upgrade of Cable System Tata Communications to Introduce 100-Gbps Services on TGN-Atlantic Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable System Alcatel-Lucent and América Móvil to Develop América Móvil 1 Submarine Cable System Infinera Supplies Infinera DTN-X Platform to OVH NEC Secures Supply Contract from Chunghwa Telecom Xtera Unveils 100G Technology for Subsea Cable Systems Tata Communications Upgrades TGN-Atlantic Sub-Sea Cable System China Unicom Unveils Undersea Fiber-Optic Cable to Link Taiwan and China

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Alcatel-Lucent Upgrades Trans-Pacific Cable System TSE-1 consortium Launch TSE-1 Submarine Cable Pacnet to Deploy Integrated OTN Switching and 100 Gb/s Optical Mesh Network Huawei Marine Releases RPT 1660 and BU1650 for Commercial Availability Alcatel-Lucent to Divest Submarine-cable Unit Ciena and Farice to Jointly Upgrade DANICE Submarine Cable System ACE Consortium Unveils ACE Submarine Cable Main One Cable Renews Marine Maintenance Contract with Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent Bags Contract to Upgrade MAYA-1 Submarine Cable System Angola Cable Launches Angola-Brazil Undersea Cable System NTT Communications Announces ASE Link to Hong Kong France Telecom to Introduce Fiber Optic Submarine Cable System Reliance Globalcom to Upgrade FLAG Europe- Asia Undersea Network with Ciena's WaveLogic 100G Networking Solutions Mitsubishi Electric Completes Upgrade of India-Middle East-Western Europe Cable Network System Cyprus Telecommunications Authority Installs DTN-X Platform of Infinera Telmax Obtains Approval for AMX-1 Submarine Cable from SEMARNAT Gulf Bridge International and Xtera Communications Introduce Repeatered Submarine Cable System Telefonica International Wholesale Services to Upgrade Undersea Cable System with Infinera DTN-X Platform Latin American Nautilus Upgrades its Submarine Network Oceanteam Shipping and WIND Form Joint Venture Telebras and IslaLink Ink Memorandum of Understanding for Submarine Cable Network PIPE Networks to Upgrade Submarine Cable System with Infinera DTN-X Platform Tamares Telecom Deploys Xtera’s Platform in SLTE Configuration Chunghwa Telecom Completes Work on Kinmen-Xiamen Submarine Cable System Eurofiber Uses Infinera DTN Platform to Offer 100GbE Services Ciena Corporation Collaborates with LION2 Consortium TIME dotCom Berhad Signs Construction and Maintenance Agreement Reliance Globalcom Introduces New Undersea Cable in Iraq ACPL, IOCPL and Global Marine Renew Undersea Cable Maintenance Contracts GlobeNet Announces Extension of Subsea Network to Colombia Batelco and GBI Enter into Agreement South African Government and Major Telecommunications Operators Introduce WACS Submarine Cable System The Consortium Rolls Out West Africa Cable System Tonga Cable Selects Alcatel-Lucent for Laying Undersea Cable Links Digicel Announces FibraLink Extension to Haiti Angola Cables and Telebras Ink Agreement Tata Communications Completes Construction of Tata Global Network-Eurasia Cable System Emerald Networks Selects TE SubCom Seaborn Networks to Establish Direct Link between New York and Sao Paulo Main One Increases Lit Capacity on Submarine Fibre Optic Cable System TE SubCom Announces Completion of TGN-Gulf and TGN-EA Undersea Cables Vodafone Acquires Cable and Wireless Worldwide SCCN and AARNet Enhance Capacity ASSC-1 Communications Group Unveils Perth to Singapore Submarine Cable System GBI Connects Undersea Cable to Iraq Alcatel-Lucent and Bezeq International Launch Jonah Submarine Cable System Linking Israel and Italy CALIENT to Provide Photonic Switching to SCCN Huawei Marine Inks Construction Contract for Hibernia Atlantic's GFN Project Express Segment PCCW Global Collaborates with Ciena to Upgrade RNAL Cable System Sify Technologies Sets Up Subsea Cable Landing Station in Mumbai Global Marine Bags Cable Maintenance Contract for the NAZ Bezeq International Unveils Undersea Cable

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5. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS Alcatel-Lucent (France) Angola Cables (Angola) Bezeq International Ltd. (Israel) Bharti Airtel Limited (India) Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (UK) China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) Ciena Corporation (US) Emerald Networks, Inc. (US) Fujitsu Limited (Japan) Global Cloud Xchange Limited (UK) Globacom Limited (Nigeria) Gulf Bridge International, Inc. (US) Huawei Marine Networks Co., Limited (China) Infinera Corporation (US) Interoute Communications Ltd. (UK) Kokusai Cable Ship Co., Ltd. (Japan) Main One Cable Company Limited (Nigeria) Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan) NEC Corp. (Japan) Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (Germany) NTT World Engineering Marine Corporation (Japan) Orange Marine (France) Pacnet Limited (Singapore, Hong Kong) PCCW Global (Hong Kong) PIPE Networks Pty Ltd (Australia) Seaborn Networks LLC (US) StarHub Ltd. (Singapore) Tata Communications Limited (India) TE SubCom (US) Telkom SA SOC Limited (South Africa) Xtera Communications, Inc. (US) 6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Table 30. World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables by Geographic Region - Africa, Transatlantic, Europe & Mediterranean, Transpacific, South East Asia, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 31. World Historic Review for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables by Geographic Region - Africa, Transatlantic, Europe & Mediterranean, Transpacific, South East Asia, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 32. World 14-Year Perspective for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables by Geographic Region Percentage Breakdown of Cumulative Installations for Africa, Transatlantic, Europe & Mediterranean, Transpacific, South East Asia, and Others Markets for the Years 2007, 2015 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III. MARKET

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1. AFRICA A. Market Analysis Need for Connectivity Drives Focus onto Submarine Cables Existing West African & East African Intercontinental Systems

Table 33. Comparing Submarine Cable Systems in Africa (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 34. African International Internet Bandwidth (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Internet Traffic Flow by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Imminent Explosion in International Connectivity through Submarine Cables Proposed Sub-Saharan African Intercontinental Systems High-Capacity Submarine Cables to Wire-up Africa Emergence of VoIP Services African Countries Take Measures to Control High Cost of Bandwidth New Submarine Cables to Boost Internet Connectivity in Africa Extending Connectivity to Land-locked Nations is Key for Future Growth Seacom, EASSy Experience Problems on Undersea Cable Systems East Africa Submarine Cable Systems Spur Demand for Broadband Internet Services Surging Demand for Mobile Communications & Internet Services West Africa Launch of New Cable Systems to Bring Broadband Connectivity Southern Africa Nigeria Submarine Cable Systems to Drive-down Bandwidth Prices Delay in Approval for National Broadband Policy Affects Investments Strategic Corporate Developments Key Players B. Market Analytics

Table 35. African Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 36. African Historic Review for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 2. TRANSATLANTIC A. Market Analysis Transatlantic: The Largest Submarine Cable Route A Glance at Existing Transatlantic Cable Systems Planned Transatlantic Cable Systems

Table 37. Activated Transatlantic Capacity (2007-2013) (In Gbps) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) The United States US Government Tightens Control on Undersea Cable Services and Systems The New Framework and its Objectives Latin America

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Table 38. International Bandwidth Demand in South America (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown by Country (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) New Wave of Projects Hit Latin America Brazil: A Lucrative Connectivity Target for Submarine Cable Projects Strategic Corporate Developments Key Players B. Market Analytics

Table 39. Transatlantic Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 40. Transatlantic Historic Review for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 3. EUROPE & MEDITERRANEAN A. Market Analysis Outlook Europe

Table 41. European International Internet Bandwidth by Region (2009-2013): Ranked by % CAGR for Ukraine, Belgium, Poland, Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, UK, Spain and Italy (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Finland Looks to Expand Bandwidth through New Submarine Cable Link South Asia & Middle East Submarine Cable Route: A Review Existing South Asian Interregional Systems Proposed South Asian Interregional Systems Submarine Cables in Asia: High Growth Opportunities India: Submarine Cables Market on Expansion Mode Telecom Majors Team Up for Submarine Cable Projects Monopoly Allegations in CLS Sector Hits Submarine Cables Market Accidental & Intentional Threats Affect Communications The Middle East Limited Submarine Cable Systems Lead to High Broadband Prices

Table 42. A Synopsis of Proposed and Existing Submarine Cable Systems in Middle East and North Africa (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 43. Middle Eastern International Internet Bandwidth (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Internet Traffic Flow by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Egypt: An Important Host of Submarine Cables Strategic Corporate Developments Key Players B. Market Analytics

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Table 44. Europe & Mediterranean Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 45. Europe & Mediterranean Historic Review for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 4. TRANSPACIFIC A. Market Analysis Outlook Transpacific Route: A Brief Review

Table 46. Activated Transpacific Capacity (2007-2013) (in Gbps) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Existing Transpacific Cable Systems Planned Transpacific Cable Systems Japan: Earthquake and Tsunami Disrupt Fiber-Optic Submarine Cables Australia & New Zealand Existing Australia/New Zealand Intercontinental Systems Proposed Australia/New Zealand Intercontinental Systems High Cost of Internet Data Transmission over Submarine Cables Creating Mesh Networks for Greater Reliability and Faster Connectivity Pacific Fibre’s New Cable Plan Collapses New Cables: Still a Viable Proposition? Strategic Corporate Developments Key Players B. Market Analytics

Table 47. Transpacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 48. Transpacific Historic Review for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 5. SOUTH EAST ASIA A. Market Analysis Outlook Pan-East Asia Route: A Review Existing Pan-East Asian Systems Proposed Pan-East Asian Systems Challenges Facing Intra-Asian Market for Submarine Cables Strategic Corporate Developments Key Players B. Market Analytics

Table 49. South East Asia Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2014 through 2020 (includes

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corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 50. South East Asia Historic Review for Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 6. OTHERS A. Market Analysis Outlook North America-South America Route Existing US-Brazil Cable Systems Proposed Latin American Submarine Cable Systems Cuba Gets First Undersea Cable Arctic/ Polar Route Strategic Corporate Developments B. Market Analytics

Table 51. Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Other Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) Table 52. Historic Review for Other Submarine Optical Fibers Cables Analyzed with Cumulative Installations in ‘000 Kilometers for the Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Total Companies Profiled: 111 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 120) The United States (15) Canada (1) Japan (9) Europe (28) France (4) Germany (2) The United Kingdom (7) Italy (1) Spain (4) Rest of Europe (10) Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (36) Latin America (8) Africa (15) Middle East (8)

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