Anyone here from the Middle-East?

If you are having internet problems, this is likely the cause.

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A submarine cable in the Mediterranean was cut earlier today, resulting in a dramatic slowdown in internet access for people in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and much of the Middle East.
A spokesman for Flag Telecom, the owner of the severed cable, told the Reg: "It is a problem off the coast of Alexandria in Egypt. For some reason ships were asked to anchor in a different place to normal - 8.3km from the beach. One of the ship's anchors cut our cable but there are multiple cuts - we're not the only company having problems."

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Full Story at:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01...lose_internet/



Cheers:

Soo thats why my internets faster...

Oh :) I thought you were checking for people whom dont live in the major places ... but I see the story now.

it's causing problems for quite a few UK help desks too :eek:
as they are now based mainly in India

and a bloody ANCHOR
damn accurate shot
was it an alqueda plot :eek:

I am standing here three times besides myself with nothing to do. Hababe has gone off to the falafel stand and the help desk phone will not stop ringing.

LMAO...DELL call centers must have been freaking out!!!! XD

If you live in India or the Middle East and wonder why your internet Connection is a little slow?

This may take a few days to fix....My thoughts are more on the outsourced work of Australian Banking/Phone/Utilities services in India.

On Wednesday, a pair of undersea fiber optic cables running internet service for some parts of the Middle East got snapped near Egyptian port of Alexandria. According to Verizon, the reason for the damage is unknown. Some speculate that ships were seen dragging anchor and that might be the reason for the lines to get snapped.

In India, Internet bandwidth has been down to 50% - 60% since Wednesday. Ships have been rushed to repair the damage, but it could take weeks for services to return to normal. Internet users have been advised to drop their bandwidth usage.

Via: FT
http://www.reuters.com/article/blogB...nIr2YRoUoOjnxK

I merged this with another thread on the same subject, since they are both currently on the main page.

Three have been three cables cut... can we still call it coincidence?

Its a terrorist plot. They are going after my pr0n!!! MUST HIDE pr0n!!!! Oh, wait I live in the US. Nevermind, just kidding.

Funny, I'm in India and I'm still able downloading Pr0n with the same good old speed on my 256 kbps line

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If you live in India or the Middle East and wonder why your internet Connection is a little slow?

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I've lived in both places and the connections which i could afford has always been a little slow :-P

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayA...is interesting

It turns out it wasn't a shipping accident

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Damage to undersea Internet cables in the Mediterranean that hit business across the Middle East and South Asia was not caused by ships, Egypt’s communications ministry said on Sunday, ruling out earlier reports.

The transport ministry added that footage recorded by onshore video cameras of the location of the cables showed no maritime traffic in the area when the cables were damaged.

‘The ministry’s maritime transport committee reviewed footage covering the period of 12 hours before and 12 hours after the cables were cut and no ships sailed the area,’ a statement said.

‘The area is also marked on maps as a no-go zone and it is therefore ruled out that the damage to the cables was caused by ships,’ the statement added.

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There might be a "natural cause"? I found this:

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Sharks have shown an inexplicable taste for the new fiber-optic cables that are being strung along the ocean floor linking the United States, Europe and Japan, telephone company officials say.

In the Atlantic alone, shark bites have caused the failure of four segments of cable, which is the main artery for global voice and computer communications. And British telephone officials monitoring the installation of the fiber-optic network that will link the United States to Japan and Guam are also reporting troubles with gnawing sharks.

The attacks have caused some delays in laying cable, and a single bite on a deep-sea line, which is about the size of a garden hose, can cost $250,000 or more to fix.

There is a benefit, however. In studying ways to limit damage from the attacks, the telephone companies are providing marine scientists with valuable new data on sharks and specimens of previously unknown species.

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Hah! as I suspected..................it was Jaws wot done it :D:lildevil:

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Originally Posted by dinowuff

I am standing here three times besides myself with nothing to do. Hababe has gone off to the falafel stand and the help desk phone will not stop ringing.

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And you call yourself a computer professional??? How did the phone get back on the hook??? (inside joke in case anyone is wondering what I'm talking about :) BOFH style).