Mediterranean Cable Break
Early this morning local time, two cable systems north of Alexandria, Egypt were severed, greatly impacting both Internet and voice traffic to the region. The broken cables are operated by Flag Telecom and SEA-ME-WEA 4, and if past undersea cable cuts are any measure, repair time will be measured in weeks, not days. This is a preliminary report on the countries most impacted by this failure, as seen from the perspective of Internet routing.
Posted Jan 31, 2008
todd
Responses to this thread:
notgneiss:
I'm curious as to why Israel was not affected. Presumably the close commercial relationships with the US and Europe are reflected in additional cable routes that were not impacted.
Jim Cowie:
Shimon:
So, anyone know what really happened to break the cables? Was it really a ship dragging anchor or, as some have claimed, an intentional attack?
