| dc.description.abstract | The society today are becoming more and more connected. All new devices are connected to the Internet, transmitting data to the cloud making it possible for users to remotely control anything from anywhere, and virtually bring your data with you all around. The cloud are data storage facilities spread around the world to offer users the best experiences with different devices. Between the facilities data are transferred continuously to maintain redundancy, and to let users access the same data from any location instantly.
This has led to a large expansion of data storage facilities, which needs to be connected to one another. These connections have other requirements than regular users. They want the best of the best to satisfy their customers, which has led to an expansion in cross border fiber cables. In countries where most of the border is to the sea, such as Norway, these cables need to be deployed as a subsea cable.
Developers have multiple factors to consider when planning to deploy a subsea cable. Most factors will be cost drivers in the fiber project but will enhance quality and affect important factors that should be focused when pricing dark fiber. Understanding these factors and their implications are therefore important.
These cables are the physical line containing optical fiber strands ready to transport light signals.
Developers have multiple business opportunities when they are selling access to the fiber. First, they need to figure out if they want to maintain equipment and put light on the fiber or sell the dark fiber strands.
This master thesis explains the fiber system, deployment process and potential cost factors. It studies the market of cross border dark fiber, the driving forces, and discuss pricing factors. This research presents potential customer groups, with varying appreciation of these factors.
The most important price factor discussed is latency, uptime and fiber quality. The investing parameters for obtaining this is also discussed and presented. | |
