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Internet service in Egypt, the UAE, India and other counties in the region was interrupted today when submarine cables in the Mediterranean Sea failed.
Cause of the failure is not known at this time, says operator Reliance GlobalCom. A total of three cables linking Italy and Egypt went down. A ship has been sent out to fix the problems.
Currently, services are being rerouted to backup cables and satellites. As rerouting measures fully kick in, services are expected to improve by early Saturday morning.
This isn't the first time that cable service to the region has failed. Earlier this year, five separate undersea cables were cut between late January and early February, interrupting service to a number of countries.
There's likely to be some serious failure analysis involved if we see some more pipes go off-line in the next week.
For more:
- News report on the cable failure. Article.
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Comments
Posted by Anonymous | December 23, 2008 - 6:37am
WHo's that damit cuts the cable. Punish them first
Posted by Anonymous | December 20, 2008 - 5:05am
What a mess. 8 cables cut in less than a year...and what is the cause? One of them MIGHT have been damaged by an anchor...but still no news on the other 4 from the first set of cuts...and this news seems to be swept under the rug by the media (even though the slowdowns & re-routing are bad enough to slow down internet in the USA).
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