Submarine Cables Market Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast between 2020 & 2027
Submarine Cables Market |
By allowing humans and machines
to communicate with one another, submarine networks erase geographic boundaries
and distance. The growing demand for power generated by offshore plants using
renewable energy sources, as well as the growing need to connect lands, have
led to the expansion of the global submarine cable market. Hellenic Cables, a
provider of submarine cable solutions, was awarded a contract by Seaway 7,
Subsea 7's renewables business unit, to supply 66kV inter-array cables and
accessories for the Seagreen offshore wind farm in July 2020.
Submarine cables are typically
owned by telecom carriers, which form a consortium with all parties interested
in using the cable. For example, NTT Group is collaborating with a consortium
of companies that includes Amazon, Facebook, Japan's SoftBank Corp., and the
Philippines' PLDT to lay the Jupiter submarine cable in Asia, which is set to
go into service next year. Indigo, another recent project in the region, was
completed in 2020 and was funded by companies such as Google, Telstra of
Australia, and Singapore Telecommunications. A consortium led by KDDI, China
Mobile International, and Facebook plans to complete the Southeast-Japan 2
cable in 2021.
The global Submarine
Cables Market was valued at US$ 17.3 Bn in 2019 and is expected to
reach US$ 34.6 Bn by 2027 at a CAGR of 9.1% between 2020 & 2027.
Due to increased internet traffic
around the world, the global submarine cables market is expected to grow
significantly during the forecast period (2020-2027). For example, Nippon
Telegraph & Telephone (NTT), Japan's largest telecom company, invested
approximately US$ 400 million in December 2019 to establish a new submarine
cable connecting Myanmar and India, amid rising demand for global internet
links.
Facebook, Google, Amazon, and
Microsoft are among the major investors in new submarine cables. In recent
years, the amount of capacity deployed by private network operators has
surpassed that of internet backbone operators. With the continued expansion of
bandwidth, owning new submarine cables creates more opportunities for these
companies. Google and Facebook are both continuing to build new submarine
cables, such as the Pacific Light Cable Network, in which they both have
stakes.
The global Submarine Cable Market
has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has affected several
countries, and governments have declared nationwide lockdowns. Shutting down
cable manufacturing plants due to social distancing is unlikely to have an
immediate negative impact on global connectivity, but it may delay the
deployment of new systems. It is extremely difficult to get personnel on and
off ships that are conducting surveys and studies for future cables or laying
new ones. The delay in carrying out cable repairs due to the pandemic is one of
the factors impeding global connectivity.
Top Companies involved are- HENGTONG GROUP CO., LTD., ZTT, Corning
Incorporated, NKT A/S, Hellenic Cables Group. The Okonite Company, Apar
Industries Ltd., JDR Cable Systems Ltd., AFL, Hexatronic Cables &
Interconnect Systems, and LEONI Special Cables GmbH
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