Tag: UNDERSEACABLE

Good news, those undersea data cables that were cut on Friday are undergoing repairs as we speak, says the BBC. Authorities believe the cables were severed accidentally by a fishing trawler, and have dispatched a robotic submarine to find the cables and bring the to the surface so that they can be reconnected. Experts warn, however, that the repairs might not be done for several days, meaning ...

So, there's good news and bad news, and per tradition, we'll be starting with the latter. Three of four undersea cables that route Internet traffic from Asia to North America have inexplicably been cut, meaning that your international 'Quake III' server may be a bit slow this evening. The good news is that this fiasco clearly hasn't affected you yet. The AP has confirmed via Egypt's communications ...

We wrote yesterday that five the undersea data cable cuts had resulted in Internet outages for a whopping 85 million people scattered throughout the Middle East. Now, reports are coming in that repairs for three of those five cables are underway and should be completed in time to allow many of them to get back online this weekend. The cables connecting Egypt and Italy, Dubai and Oman, as well ...

Over the past few weeks, numerous undersea data cables providing data access to large portions over the Middle East have been severed. Five separate cable cuts have been detected since January 23, a rash of incidents that some have blamed on wayward fishing trawlers, while others are suspecting terrorism. Regardless of the cause, the scope of the damage is just now becoming known, with ...

A fourth undersea cable that carries Internet connectivity to and from the Middle East has been cut, according to various reports. The previous three cuts caused major disruptions to Internet service in the region and in some cases led to complete Internet blackouts. This latest cable is operated by Qatar Telecom, and the disruption affected mainly that part of the United Arab Emirates, the ...