In This Issue... 4
Exordium Wayne Nielsen
66
Too Many Plans & Too Few Cables John Hibbard
8 10 18
Advertiser Index
76
Beware The Ides of March: Subsea Cable Cut Trend Continues Doug Madory
Regional Systems: An Overview Kieran Clark
88
Back Reflection Stewart Ash
28
Challenges Facing Legacy Operators: The Rise of the Neo-Carrier and the role of Submarine Cables? John Tibbles
94
Advertiser’s Corner Kristian Nielsen
98
Coda Kevin G. Summers
News Now
38
The State of Planned Systems STF Research Team
54
Recovery and Reuse Of Underwater Optical Fibre Cables Dr. Frank Donaghy