Panel: Do subsea ownership models need a rethink?

The consortium model has been a key influencer in driving subsea deployment for around a quarter of a century. However, in recent times OTT service providers and hyperscalers have been driving the evolution of finance models for new submarine cable systems, in collaboration with specialist partners. While the Covid-19 pandemic has caused bandwidth use to jump, amid a rush for buying more submarine cables and provide more interconnection with the likes of cloud service providers. In the midst of high competition, is the consortium model still viable today or will there be any other shifts in ownership structures?

(NB: This session was first broadcast on Monday 10th May)