{"id":2045,"date":"2008-12-19T13:20:44","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T17:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2008-12-19T13:20:44","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T17:20:44","slug":"a-fragile-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/12\/19\/a-fragile-network\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fragile Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our global communications network <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orange.com\/en_EN\/press\/press_releases\/cp081219en.html\">can be a fragile thing<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"texte-545353-12px\">France Telecom observed today that 3 major underwater cables were cut: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sea Me                       We 4\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at 7:28am, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sea Me We3\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at 7:33am and FLAG at 8:06am.\u00c2\u00a0                      The causes of the cut, which is located in the Mediterranean between Sicily and                       Tunisia, on sections linking Sicily to Egypt, remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the B to B traffic between Europe and Asia is rerouted through the USA.\u00c2\u00a0                      Traffic from Europe to Algeria and Tunisia is not affected, but traffic from                       Europe to the Near East and Asia is interrupted to a greater or lesser extent                       (see country list below).\u00c2\u00a0                      Part of the internet traffic towards R\u00c3\u00a9union is affected as well as 50% towards                       Jordan.\u00c2\u00a0                      A first appraisal at 7:44 am UTC gave an estimate of the following impact on                       the voice traffic (in percentage of out of service capacity):<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Saudi Arabia: 55% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Djibouti: 71% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Egypt: 52% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0United Arab Emirates: 68% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0India: 82% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Lebanon: 16% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Malaysia: 42% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Maldives: 100% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Pakistan: 51% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Qatar: 73% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Syria: 36% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Taiwan: 39% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Yemen: 38% out of service<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Zambia: 62% out of service <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s just three accidental cable cuts.\u00c2\u00a0 Imagine if someone actually put their mind to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our global communications network can be a fragile thing: France Telecom observed today that 3 major underwater cables were cut: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sea Me We 4\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at 7:28am, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sea Me We3\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at 7:33am and FLAG at 8:06am.\u00c2\u00a0 The causes of the cut, which is located in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia, on sections linking Sicily to 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