INTUG Submarine Cable Protection Business User View

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1 2009/TEL39/SPSG/WKSP/009 Submarine Cable Protection Business User View Submitted by: Workshop and Information Sharing on Submarine Cable Protection Singapore 13 April 2009

2 13 April Submarine Cable Protection Workshop Rosemary Sinclair Board Member, Links in all Continents 1

3 BUSINESS STRATEGY Example - Buying World Class Supply Chain ICT/APP STRATEGY Global / Regional Buying PROCESS STRATEGY Requires Global Materials Suppliers Volume Measures INFORMATION STRATEGY Drives information demands, e.g. Which ingredients? What price/volume? From whom? Requires Information and Process Convergence Needs to be seamless, consistent and everywhere Work/ Create / Learn Play Consumer world innovation What telecoms is needed? Trading Socialising 2

4 Engineering consultancy offshore design centre faster, better, cheaper 100Mb file Xfers flexible connectivity anytime anywhere unified hi speed comms including video collaborative 3D working environment fast connect/short stay at client sites creating and mentoring innovation ICT for excellence Financial Services highly resilient broadband access increased geographic reach to SMEs extremely fast low latency no-break reliability more wireless access at very high speed increasing consolidation to fewer centres lower cost international access links VoIP, IP TV and video streaming regional/global telecoms outsourcing mission-critical service quality 3

5 FMCG Manufacturer multi-country organisational consolidation centralised supply chain subsidiary global and regional brands and projects support process and service outsourcing global telecommunications management presence technology to flatten structures HDTV support for marketing collaboration Higher bandwidth international access one stop shop all-ip fixed/mobile Systems Integrator corporate regionalisation optimised network management infrastructure outsourcing contract and network centre consolidation fast wireless roll-out to customer sites low latency MPLS for legacy applications collaborative ad media development more higher speed SDSL access rapid response management 4

6 Internet Traffic Growth Traffic Forecasts - CISCO 5

7 CISCO Visual Networking Index June 16, 2008 Executive Summary IP traffic will nearly double every two years through Total IP traffic will increase by a factor of six from 2007 to Total IP traffic grew 55 percent during 2007, and is estimated to grow by 63 percent in Traffic from all applications grew in volume in 2007, but the traffic mix shifted considerably. Video is now approximately one-quarter of all consumer Internet traffic Internet video will account for 50 percent of all consumer Internet traffic in Non-Internet IP video will increase more rapidly than consumer Internet. CISCO Visual Networking Index June 16, 2008 Executive Summary Mobile data traffic will double each year from now through Japan s mobile data and Internet traffic was still twice as high as that of any other region in Internet traffic is growing fastest in Latin America, followed by Western Europe and Asia-Pacific. Business IP traffic will grow at a CAGR of 35 percent from 2007 to Business Internet traffic will grow fastest in developing markets and Asia-Pacific. 6

8 Submarine Cable Map 13 April Submarine Cable 7

9 A cross-section of a submarine communications cable. 1. Polyethylene 2. Mylar tape 3. Stranded steel wires 4. Aluminum water barrier 5. Polycarbonate 6. Copper or aluminum tube 7. Petroleum jelly 8. Optical fibers Wikipedia Notable Events Newfoundland earthquake of 1929 July 2005, a portion of the SEA-ME-WE Hengchun earthquake on December 26, 2006 rendered numerous cables near Taiwan inoperable. March, 2007, pirates stole an 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) section of the T-V-H submarine cable that connected Thailand, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, 2008 two of the three Suez Canal cables, two disruptions in the Persian Gulf, one in Malaysia. 8

10 Wikipedia submarine cable disruptions Five high-speed Internet submarine communications cables in the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East from 23 January to 4 February 2008, Late February outage affecting a fiber optic connection between Singapore and Jakarta. 19 December, FLAG FEA, GO-1, SEA-ME-WE 3, and SEA-ME-WE 4 were all cut. Friday, December 19th, 2008 Three international submarine cables in the Mediterranean Sea were damaged on Friday, December 19, causing significant disruptions to internet and phone traffic in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India and all of the Gulf states. The location of the fault was thought to have occurred between Tunisia and Italy. The three damaged cables are the FLAG Europe-Asia cable, operated by Reliance Globalcom, and two consortium cables, SeaMeWe- 3 and SeaMeWe-4 owned jointly by several telecommunications companies. 9

11 April April

12 April Figure 3.7: New South Wales submarine cable protection zones April

13 Explanatory Memorandum Submarine Cable Protection Bill April Issues 13 April Ensuring the security and reliability of submarine cables Providing penalties as a disincentive to causing cable damage Providing a consistent regulatory regime Clarify liability for compensation 12

14 Options 13 April Retain current legislative framework Extend the existing terrestrial regimes to submarine cables NZ protected area model Protection zones with restricted activities, increased penalties and clarification of liability provisions Cable landing licensing regime - limit rollout rather than protect cables Protection Zones 13 April Declare protection zones over cables of national significance Advisory committee of stakeholders Significant threat activities prohibited - dredging Less dangerous activities restricted fishing Heavy penalties Review within 5 years Cost of administering the scheme recouped from industry 13

15 Stakeholders 13 April Telecommunications industry Resource sector mining and oil Fishing industry Commercial shipping Native title Environmental agencies Government agencies Public interest Public Interest 13 April Security and reliability of submarine cables high benefit/low cost More reliable links to global comms networks Penalties to reflect value and public interest in protection Reliance on cables will continue to increase National economy will benefit from cheaper and more secure comms 14

16 Thank you 13 April Rosemary Sinclair 15