Trend · rank 35 of 250

Telecom network resilience

Growing dependence on digital services is raising the need for backup power, diverse routes and repair capacity in fixed and mobile networks, which decide whether communication survives disaster or attack.

Strategic InfrastructureEnergy, networks & climate resilienceconnectivityresilience

Second pass: Carried forward from the first pass unchanged. Held by all three panel models.

Sensitivity and network position

Rank
35of 250
Sensitivity
11.7rank 71
Breadth
2of 20 scenarios High or above
PageRank
53.8rank 36
Eigenvector
3.6
Betweenness
54.1
Links
22trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite
36.2

Attention over three years

How much this trend is read about on Wikipedia and searched for on Google, week by week, set against the typical trend in the list so that what moves every trend at once is taken out. 100 is this trend's own three-year average. The score measures public attention, which is not the same as the strength of the force: a trend can deepen unnoticed, and a news event can lift attention for a fortnight.

Now
90
Over a year
+5%Steady
Over three years
−31%
Peak
31014 Jul 2024
Sources
Bothagreement 0.57
Coverage
7languages · 38 nations

Trailing 4-week average. 100 is this trend’s three-year average.

By language

Wikipedia reading in each language edition where the trend’s pages are read enough to measure (7 of 28). Share is of all the readers counted.

LanguageShareNowOver a yearThree years
English62%116+31%
Spanish9%85−5%
German9%130+9%
Ukrainian8%70−28%
French5%89−10%
Polish4%76−22%
Italian3%74−16%

By country

Google search interest over the three years, as a share of each country’s searching. 100 is the nation where interest is highest. The search terms are English, which favours countries that search in English.

Canada

New Zealand

Australia

United States

United Kingdom

Ireland

Singapore

Pakistan

South Africa

Philippines

Kenya

United Arab Emirates

100

89

88

84

65

56

54

25

25

21

15

15

The 12 highest of 38 nations with a reading.

By region and G20 member

Attention to this trend inside each place, from Google searches made in its countries and Wikipedia reading in the languages mostly read there, averaged where both exist. Each line compares the trend with its own past in that place; the lines do not compare places.

Regions

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
North AmericaGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in English109+45%+22%+10%
EuropeGoogle in 6 countries + Wikipedia in German, French, Italian, Polish104+14%+2%+2%
Indo-PacificGoogle in 8 countries104+30%+14%−7%
South AsiaGoogle in 2 countries93+14%−43%+44%
AfricaGoogle in 1 country89−39%+14%−14%
Latin America and CaribbeanGoogle in 3 countries + Wikipedia in Spanish116+12%+22%+3%
Russia and EurasiaWikipedia in Ukrainian70−15%−28%−39%

G20 members

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
AustraliaGoogle89+60%+17%−57%
BrazilGoogle137+45%+58%+25%
CanadaGoogle98+86%−17%−24%
FranceWikipedia in French89−14%−10%−15%
GermanyGoogle + Wikipedia in German125+18%+14%+74%
IndiaGoogle101+19%−39%+50%
IndonesiaGoogle90+40%−20%−25%
ItalyGoogle + Wikipedia in Italian88+6%−12%−25%
JapanGoogle102+97%+6%−12%
MexicoGoogle114+20%+28%−9%
South AfricaGoogle89−39%+14%−14%
United KingdomGoogle69+25%−40%−50%
United StatesGoogle + Wikipedia in English109+47%+30%+16%

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each score is the median of three scores given separately by the members of the model panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
5 · Very highHybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout S04Geopolitical and security
4 · HighA major disaster disables the national economic core S07Energy, climate and resources
3 · ModerateA regional war closes a globally important sea route S03Geopolitical and security
2 · LowA public service platform reaches inclusive operation S18 ↗Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedCritical trade divides into rival blocs S01Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets S02Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA disputed transfer of power breaks effective government S05Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedTwo breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis S06Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedAn AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement S08Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedA cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust S09Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedA novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity S10Health
0 · Not relatedA creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity S11 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA cross-regional market access compact redirects investment S12 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers S13 ↗Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedA verified Middle East settlement restores access S14 ↗Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedCheap firm clean power becomes available at scale S15 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedA validated farming package raises water-efficient output S16 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedAI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step S17 ↗Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedAffordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness S19 ↗Health
0 · Not relatedA live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence S20 ↗Health

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.3 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendThemeRank
4 · HighDistributed powerEnergy, networks & climate resilience81
4 · HighSubsea cable & pipeline dependenceEnergy, networks & climate resilience114
4 · HighSatellite connectivity expansionEnergy, networks & climate resilience167
4 · HighSatellite positioning & timing dependenceEnergy, networks & climate resilience190
3 · ModerateInfrastructure ageing & maintenance backlogEnergy, networks & climate resilience39
3 · ModerateWhole-of-society resilienceConflict & security43
3 · ModerateUrban population concentrationEnergy, networks & climate resilience61
3 · ModerateStrategic stockpiles & reservesEnergy, networks & climate resilience66
3 · ModerateElectrification of heat & industryEnergy, networks & climate resilience70
3 · ModerateCritical infrastructure protectionConflict & security80
3 · ModerateWater treatment & desalinationEnergy, networks & climate resilience89
3 · ModerateDigital payments & cash declineMoney & debt109
3 · ModerateFossil fuel supply & refiningEnergy, networks & climate resilience112
3 · ModerateFirm & black-start capacityEnergy, networks & climate resilience119
3 · ModerateGrid expansion & demand flexibilityEnergy, networks & climate resilience131
3 · ModerateConnected infrastructure operationEnergy, networks & climate resilience145
3 · ModerateNext-generation mobile networksEnergy, networks & climate resilience147
3 · ModerateUrban cooling infrastructureEnergy, networks & climate resilience151
3 · ModerateRansomware & cyber extortionConflict & security164
3 · ModerateResilient construction & asset adaptationEnergy, networks & climate resilience194
3 · ModerateReliable energy access gapsEnergy, networks & climate resilience197
3 · ModerateEarly-warning coverageEnergy, networks & climate resilience204