There are ambitious plans to keep Ethernet at the forefront of data center networks

Having more international connectivity in Australia is great, though is likely to disincentive content caching and increase the flow of international traffic, says James Braunegg, managing director of Micron21

Fast-growing hyperscale data centers have a huge demand for cabling 

Data has to be located close to people and devices: Edge could mean a new surge of strength for telcos

Terrorists and Russia are highlighted as risks to international connectivity

After years spent in military labs, laser communications satellites are ready to provide an alternative to submarine cables

The cloud is ready, but governments should not regulate and tax it

Engineers are hard to convince but SDN will become the norm, says Charles Ferland from Nuage Networks

Deployment has been gradual so far, but software defined networking (SDN) is set to take off