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The Asian internet - A guide for the uninitiated
11.11.2025 , Saal B

The Internet is not the same everywhere. And in Asia, the world’s most populous region with some of the fastest growing economies, it can be especially complex.
Join Telstra to learn about how differently the Internet operates in Asia compared to Europe and North America, how those behaviour are likely to change as the impact of new AI workloads is felt across global networks, and what variables you need to think about when architecting your own network so that your company can make the most of the huge market opportunity Asia offers.

This talk will cover:
 The history of the internet in Asia
 How routing has developed between countries within Asia and to the rest of the world
 Geographic influences on digital infrastructure across the region
 Geopolitical influences on network traffic and market access
 How AI is starting to influence subsea and IP networks in Asia Pacific
 Recommendations on how to make your digital infrastructure future ready to capture the growth opportunity in Asia

I have been heading Telstra's Global Internet strategy since 2018. I have been a board member of AMS-IX since 2019 and currently act as chairman.