Subsea Community Round Tables & Networking

11 May 2027
Fiber & Subsea Community Meetups

Roundtable 1: Building the AI Connectivity Backbone 

As AI and cloud investments create unprecedented demand for international capacity, how should the industry prioritise future subsea deployments? 

Discussion Questions 

  • Which routes will see the greatest investment over the next five years? 

  • Can supply chains keep pace with hyperscale demand? 

  • What does AI mean for future cable design and capacity planning? 

Roundtable 2;:Resilience by Design: Protecting Critical Infrastructure 

With subsea cables increasingly viewed as strategic national assets, resilience and security have moved to the forefront of industry priorities. 

Discussion Questions 

  • Are existing protection and repair frameworks sufficient? 

  • How should governments and industry collaborate on cable security? 

  • What lessons have been learned from recent cable disruption events?  

Roundtable 3: The New Economics of Subsea Investment 

Investment models are evolving as hyperscalers, infrastructure funds and operators pursue different strategic objectives. 

Discussion Questions 

  • Are consortium structures evolving or disappearing? 

  • How are investors evaluating new projects? 

  • Which business models will attract funding in the next decade?   

Roundtable 4: Beyond Capacity: Creating Value in a Hyperscaler-Led Market 

Operators can no longer compete solely on bandwidth. Where can they differentiate and create lasting value? 

Discussion Questions 

  • What partnership models are delivering the greatest success? 

  • How can operators monetise proximity to cloud and AI ecosystems? 

  • What does the future role of carriers look like?