Submarine cable market: worldwide forecast 2023–2029

This report provides forecasts for the submarine fibre-optic telecoms cable market. This includes forecasts for the extent of new cable installation and for annual investment in submarine cable systems, which in turn includes the investment in the cables, the active equipment, the initial installation and the commissioning of the cables and active equipment. The report also includes forecasts for expenditure on ongoing maintenance, operations and repair services.

The report provides details of cable deployments on the major oceanic routes and discusses the key drivers of future submarine telecoms cable investment. It also discusses implications for vendors and telecoms operators.

This report provides:

• analysis of the major oceanic cable routes, including kilometres of cable deployed and route-by-route investment in cable systems
• 5-year forecasts for the size of the cable deployment market, including investment in:
  • physical cable
  • installation and commissioning
  • active equipment
• 5-year forecasts for expenditure on ongoing operations and maintenance (including repair)
• analysis of the role of hyperscalers, including forecasts for hyperscaler expenditure on submarine cables.