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fedsron2us Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:31 PM
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India suffers massive internet disruption after undersea cables break
Source: London Times

Millions of people across the Middle East and Asia have lost access to the internet after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean suffered severe damage.

Huge numbers in Egypt and India were left struggling to get online as a result of the outage, when the major internet pipeline between Egypt and Italy was cut.

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) throughout the region, including those in United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, also reported problems. International telephone calls, which have also been affected, are being rerouted to work around the problem.

Read more: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5372294.ece
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Sultana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:32 PM
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1. A similar event happened earlier this yr
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 04:41 PM
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bobd0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 06:06 PM
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16. Biden was only half right.
Obama will be tested more by opponents right here at home than by foreign powers.
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:34 PM
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2. Here we go again... what was this blackout's purpose?
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:34 PM
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3. Woops!
Outsourcing to India suddenly doesn't look quite as good, does it?
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my2sense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:37 PM
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4. You beat me to it!
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glitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:45 PM
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5. Huh, that might explain why I couldn't get through to my bank online. wamu.com. nt
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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:50 PM
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6. BBC News coverage:
SNIP:

It is thought the FLAG FEA, SMW4, and SMW3 lines, near the Alexandria cable station in Egypt, have all been cut.

A fault was also reported on the GO submarine cable 130km off Sicily.

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In a statement released in relation to one of the breaks, France Telecom said: "The causes of the cut, which is located in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia, on sections linking Sicily to Egypt, remain unclear."

The French firm said it was sending a ship out to fix the line between Italy and Egypt, although it could take until 31 December to fully repair the line.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7792688.stm
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cosmicone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:54 PM
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7. India can reroute via Singapore
After the fiasco 2 years ago, India created alternate routes. It may be slower but not completely shut down.
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Career Prole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 04:06 PM
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8. Now I know why I couldn't access my Dell account just now.
Damn it...there's water in the Tubes. Nothing smells worse than mildewed Internets Tubes!
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Phred42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 04:11 PM
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9. How many Outsourced call centers and Data Centers are down?
:rofl:

:patriot:
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Chisox08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 04:14 PM
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10. Who will they call for tech support?
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Phred42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 04:20 PM
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11. good point
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davidwparker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 05:02 PM
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13. Hey, the connection between Kansas and California is working. Does this
mean our jobs are coming back now?

:sarcasm:
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seafan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 05:38 PM
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14. Same thing happened in Burma (Myanmar), September, 2007
Internet access cut off in Burma, September 28, 2007


Dress rehearsal.
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CLANG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 06:05 PM
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15. This is it - the IRAN hit is going down this weekend!
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 09:02 PM
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17. Another "accident", I'm sure.
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entanglement Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-20-08 12:37 AM
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18. IMHO vital resources like undersea cables should not be in the hands of a few mega-corps
It is in their interest to keep redundant routes to the bare minimum and / or keep fiber 'dark' or 'unlit' till it is profitable to operate them.
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