Digital Geography – New
Singapore
Singapore is an Asian digital hub. In addition to the passage of the main submarine cables, Singapore is also the leading landing point and host of XX data centres. It is also a business hub. Thus, Singapore ranks high in all categories.
Egypt
Egypt, or more precisely, linkage Alexandra-Suez is a historical and geographical location. Egypt has not developed data farms or other industries like Singapore.
Frankfurt
Frankfurt is a European internet hub, with most data traffic landing there. It also has a strong data servers community.
Fontaneza
Fontaneza is the key Latin American cable landing station. It is also developing fast data servers centre.
Djibouti
Djibiout is a historical hub, with many Euro-Asian cables landing in the city. It also has high relevance because of the connection for Ethiopia and other landlocked countries in Africa.
Marseille
Marseille is the key landing point for connecting Euro-Asian cables to continental Europe.
London
UK and London, in particular, have been tech hub for centuries since the start of telegraph era. In tech competition for digital and AI era UK has numerous strenghts and some weaknesses.
STRENGHTS
Telecommunication: communication hub hosting many cables and landing stations especially for Trans-atlantic digital communication.
Industry: Vibrant economy
Resaerc: Host of leading universities and research centers
Investement:
Regualation: More flexibility in adopting adequate regulation. UK hub of many communication cables especially for Trans-atlantic
UK is trying to keep this position in digital and, emerging, AI era. In this telegraph time. UK iLondon is a traditional communication hub with high relevance for Trans-Atlantic communication.
Miami
Miami and the rest of Florida is a hub for connecting Latin America to the rest of the digital world.
Geneva
Geneva hosts most organisations dealing with digitalisation.
