Internet Connection Cut Between Europe, Asia And Africa

The Guardian:

Millions of internet and telephone users across the Middle East and south Asia are struggling to get connections after damage to undersea cables linking Europe, Africa and Asia took down a major route for internet traffic.

Read the whole story: The Guardian

Comments

[MagisterLudi]

Just finished talking to a friend in Austria--no problem.

[julia23]

Good. I was worried they moved Austria to the middle east or south asia.

[instagladiator]

But I thought Austria was the capital of Africa?

[halgarth]

I cannot help realize the cut cable in the picture is a USB cable. Not an ethernet. And the ethernet port of this MacBook-like laptop is not plugged in. :-)

[publicmenace]

You never heard of Ethernet-over-USB? It's quite popular in some areas.

[halgarth]

Yeah, I know. Technically the photo is right. But... I more or less think someone just grab a USB, cut it and take a photo. I can find godzillion of USB cables but hardly find an ethernet in my work place. Just my experience though.

[vim876]

Wow. Here's a major thing we should all be working to protect against terrorist attacks. If all of the lines had been severed, we'd have some pretty major chaos.

[instagladiator]

(shhh! Don't give HLS any ideas)

[aweissnet]

Somebody's planning it ...

[sparkey]

From what I read on other sites is that phone and internet traffic from these countries is being routed thru the U.S., not that any of this will be intercepted by the NSA. This problem in the middle east has happened too many times to be accidental. This does look, however, like a way to control what we read and what we say. How soon will one of these accidents happen in the U.S.? Possibly around Jan. 20 of next year?

[publicmenace]

You would probably benefit from this little video...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1154898/how_to_make_a_tinfoil_hat/

[halgarth]

It works.

[netzwerg]

Im in Mauritius (Africa) right now and Internet and Telephone to Europe is still working...

[Perry Clease]

The island right? I have never been there, but I have been to the nearby island of Réunion.

[JohnnyPDX]

Ok. Will we finally be fee of all the Internet Vimax Ads. Everytime I call them to complain the person on he other end is from India. if true I hope the line is severed permanently. Boycott Vimax and get them off the intnet

[Wilburrr]

I'm still getting emails from my friend in Nigeria. He is a former prince, has lots of money, and is willing to share it if I can help get him out of the country....

[Mischka23]

funny! i have a friend in the same predicament!!

[instagladiator]

Jeepers! What a small world? Me too?

[gcallaghan]

Well, it's been nothing but bad news coming out of there lately...