Third Snapped Line

   Posted in World by Amanda Roberts on Feb 1, 2008

On Wednesday, two undersea cables carrying internet cables were broken by a boat anchor. The cables stretched from Italy to Alexandria, Egypt and affected telephone and internet access throughout the Middle East. India was also affected, with its bandwidth being reduced by half, and Sri Lanka was also affected.
A third undersea cable was cut today, [...]




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Unplugging Wired Society

   Posted in World by Amanda Roberts on Jan 31, 2008

Oversees, internet users are facing an internet disruption this week. Two undersea internet cables were severed accidently today and the effects will be felt through the Middle East and some providers in India. The United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia have all felt the effects of this undersea snafu. In addition, two ISPs [...]




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