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originally posted by: Maxatoria
Cables get damaged all the time especially by ships dragging anchors and you know its pretty common when they have specialised ships whos entire job is to fix breaks.
originally posted by: TheAlleghenyGentleman
Do you mean south africa?
Underwater cables S.A.
originally posted by: TheAlleghenyGentleman
a reply to: zeetroyman
Keep us updated. Send us the next summary of events when it is posted so we can hear the resolve of this issue.
Best to hunker down in your local pub. Bring a towel.
originally posted by: Cymru
a reply to: zeetroyman
Our Indian Office were reporting Tata as quoting at least a 5 hour repair period.
I'll not check Slack while off duty but will post our findings here tomorrow.
originally posted by: Cymru
originally posted by: Cymru
a reply to: zeetroyman
Our Indian Office were reporting Tata as quoting at least a 5 hour repair period.
I'll not check Slack while off duty but will post our findings here tomorrow.
25/02/20 10:59 AM Tata quoted a 5 hour time to fix
26/02/20 06:42 AM Tata still quoting 5 hours
More to follow.
originally posted by: Notoneofyou
Also, these cables break and are cut pretty regularly.
Do a simple search and have a peek at the "electricians" of india.
Your skin will crawl.
telegeography.com In describing the system of wires that comprises the Internet, Neal Stephenson once compared the earth to a computer motherboard. From telephone poles suspending bundles of cable to signs posted warning of buried fiber optic lines, we are surrounded by evidence that at a basic level, the Internet is really just a spaghetti-work of really long wires. But what we see is just a small part of the physical makeup of the net. The rest of it can be found in the coldest depths of the ocean. Here are 10 things you might not know about the Internet’s system of undersea cables.
10. THE INTERNET'S UNDERSEA BACKBONE IS BUILT TO LAST FOR 25 YEARS. As of 2014, there are 285 communications cables at the bottom of the ocean, and 22 of them are not yet in use.
"These are called "dark cables."
(Once they’re switched on, they’re said to be “lit.”) Submarine cables have a life expectancy of 25 years, during which time they are considered economically viable from a capacity standpoint. Over the last decade, however, global data consumption has exploded. In 2013, Internet traffic was 5 gigabytes per capita; this number is expected to reach 14 gigabytes per capita by 2018. Such an increase would obviously pose a capacity problem and require more frequent cable upgrades.
However, new techniques in phase modulation and improvements in submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE) have boosted capacity in some places by as much as 8000 percent. The wires we have are more than ready for the traffic to come.
originally posted by: lordcomac
m.imgur.com...
If that gif hasn't been taken down yet.... it's a video out of china.
10/10 that guy wasn't just detained, his remains are probably smoldering in a pile out of view.