Fiber Optic Cables Vs. Fixed Satellite Services A Framework for Analyzing their Relative Merits for Serving Remote Regions

摘要

Recent price and network engineering improvements on undersea fiber optic systems together with increasing traffic demand and government initiatives are factors that are prompting many regional operators in remote regions of the world to migrate their point-to- point communications requirements from geostationary satellite links to undersea cable systems. This paper will give several examples of this shift and will provide a framework for evaluating solutions given different circumstances such as financial, performance and coverage requirements, and alignment with government/public policy goals.