Earlier in 2020, SubOptic hosted a six-part “SubOptic Spotlight” Roundtable series centered around how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the subsea industry. DRG sponsored the series, which began on April 22 and concluded on July 1, featuring 25+ industry expert panelists throughout the series. Elaine Stafford participated in two of the virtual roundtables, moderating…
PTC 20’s Annual Submarine Cable Workshop, sponsored again this year by the SubOptic Association, was bigger, better and more informative than ever. With over 250 attendees – the value and popularity of this Workshop continues to grow! For the first time ever, the Workshop included a poster session which was very well received. Several of…
Submarine Networks World (SNW) 2019 brought together more than 800 submarine cable industry participants including decision-makers from across the submarine spectrum for three days of networking and conversation in Singapore. As usual, the event was alive with technical exchanges and discussion of both industry trends and new projects. DRG’s Elaine Stafford was pleased to have…
Have you registered for the upcoming SubOptic 2019 conference in New Orleans? If not, and you’re interested in submarine cable networks, don’t miss it! As you can see from the recent March issue of SubTel Forum, SubOptic is sure to be an informative and thought-provoking event. SubTel Forum provides a preview of what to expect next…
ITW 2018 was full of discussions around the many exciting submarine cable projects in the works and the burgeoning technologies that are helping to facilitate them. DRG Managing Partner Elaine Stafford sat down with JSA TV to address those topics during the show. “The undersea world is really on an upswing right now,” Elaine says…
As the biggest annual gathering of the wholesale telecom market, ITW is an essential conference for the submarine cable industry. DRG is eager to see everyone in Chicago and support important new projects that are continuing to change the face of the global submarine cable map. Some important recent trends have firmed up since the…
Happy New Year from all of us at the DRG team! We are excited to kick off 2018 by announcing that our Managing Partner, Elaine Stafford, will moderate the ‘Critical Influencers of Network Availability’ panel at PTC 2018. This premier telecommunications event for the Pacific Rim will be held January 21-24 at the Hilton Hawaiian…
DRG, an advisory firm specializing in helping clients develop international telecom infrastructure with a special emphasis on undersea fiber optic networks, announces that its Managing Partner, Elaine Stafford, will moderate the ‘Cables for a changing tomorrow’ keynote panel at Submarine Networks World 2017, held September 25-27 at the Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore. DRG executive, John Mariano, will also…
Joining our interview line-up is another familiar face to many in the subsea communications space –Elaine Stafford from DRG Undersea Consulting. Having been involved in the planning, development, design, engineering, and implementation of undersea fiber-optic cable system projects worldwide since the early 1980s, it’s safe to say that Elaine has seen the industry go through its…
DRG, an advisory firm specializing in helping clients develop international telecom infrastructure with a special emphasis on undersea fiber optic networks, announces that its Managing Partner, Elaine Stafford, will moderate the Telecom Exchange (TEX) NYC CEO Roundtable, Taking Stock: Today’s Subsea Cable Space, taking place June 21, from 1:20 – 2:05 pm. Telecom Exchange, held June 20-21 at Cipriani…