Wednesday, February 6th 2008

Undersea Fiber Optic Network Cables Being Cut, Owners Won't Speculate As to Why

Feb 6th, 2008 18:58 Discuss (33 Comments)

When an undersea fiber optic cable, who's sole job is to connect countries and continents, is cut, bad things happen. Entire countries, or even continents, can lose internet access, and entire chunks of the world can appear to go offline. When one was cut a week ago, nobody really considered it that big a deal, because the owner would replace it soon anyways. However, the owner has done no such thing, has not paid for any form of investigation, and merely watches as more cables are cut. Thus far, no less than five cables that run under the ocean have been lost, all five being in the middle east. Worse still, it would seem as though the owner is not looking into the exact cause of the cables all failing within one week of each other. Hopefully, action will be taken soon, and places near Southern Asia and the Middle East will have internet once again.

Source: DailyTech

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33 Comments on Undersea Fiber Optic Network Cables Being Cut, Owners Won't Speculate As to Why

Ravenas

The US putting a stop to viruses from the middle east? :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

kwchang007

That's horrible they won't mount an investigation or fix.

choppy

where do you guys get your 'info' from?

read this: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7228315.stm

Work begins to repair severed net

"The ship that will repair the first severed cable is already in place, with repairs underway, while the second vessel is expected to begin work on Tuesday."

"The cause of the damage has not been officially confirmed but there have been reports that the breaks were related to a tanker dragging its anchor along the sea bed."

keakar

dont see physical "hard lines" are really that important anyway since satelites can bounce signals anywhere you want to connect so its not like comunications are cut off, its more likely only effecting secure hard wired telephone lines that cant be listened in on as easily.

kwchang007

keakardont see physical "hard lines" are really that important anyway since satelites can bounce signals anywhere you want to connect so its not like comunications are cut off, its more likely only effecting secure hard wired telephone lines that cant be listened in on as easily.

Fiber optics can carry far more information than satellites. Also, most satellites probably don't have much extra bandwidth sitting around to be used.

MilkyWay

terrorist cutting cables is my guess seriously no joke
either that or just some boat/ship that did something by accident

asb2106

I cannot believe this is happening?? I wonder if there is any idea who is behind this. If it is terrorism you would think they would strike a larger demographic area, regardless its amazing its happening. I hope to hear the reasons behind this

OrbitzXT

Yeah I can see Osama dressed in scuba gear. *durka durka mohammed jihad* Death to free porn!

MilkyWay

yeah but they could have taken a small boat out to sea, something i dunno but making fun of terrorist by saying *durka durka mohammed jihad* is just sad there are all kinds of terrorist and some of the worst are the IRA

#10

OrbitzXT

Its just a line from a movie (Team America), and I honestly don't feel bad making fun of terrorists. I didn't say Al Qaeda was the only terrorist group in the world, I'm mostly Irish and well aware of the IRA. Its good to know you care about the terrorist's feelings.

#11

Scrizz

FARC ELN omfg too many terrorists.
It would suck to be in the middle east now, and not just b/c of the internet.

#12

MilkyWay

its not onyl making fun of terrorist its making fun of all arabs and middle eastern people by saying most are terrorist and talk like that when clearly its the minority that are terrorists

#13

Unregistered

>.> there are alot of undersea volcanoes in the area, some of which are constantly shifting. when they say "the owner", I think it's one guy who owns all of these cables, and was just too lazy to find an area where they wouldn't be screwed over.

#14

laszlo

i read also about US military strategy has this kind of "war" in projects -informational war?

#15

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

An extensive discussion on the crisis can be read on this thread

#16

intel igent

it is a conspiracy.

whos behind it? we dont know.

am i serious? YES

@ orbitzxt : i see ur bi-standard as well. you comment on being ridiculed for your differences and start a thread questioning your employers ethics when in fact you are EXACTLY as they are.

are you that needy? play ur violin sumwhere else TPU dnt need it :shadedshu

#17

von kain

what about a huge mutated sea-bass hungry for cable skin???

#18

asb2106

maybe the lochness monster left the shores of san. fran and decided to chew on some cables over there?

#19

choppy

intel igentit is a conspiracy.

whos behind it? we dont know.

am i serious? YES

@ orbitzxt : i see ur bi-standard as well. you comment on being ridiculed for your differences and start a thread questioning your employers ethics when in fact you are EXACTLY as they are.

are you that needy? play ur violin sumwhere else TPU dnt need it :shadedshu

of course, the american government is behind it i think. cables get cut all of a sudden out the blue? in different places simultaneous?? coordinated thats what it was. cut off contact to and from the middle east...hmm i wonder what theyr after... *cough*

#20

asb2106

choppyof course, the american government is behind it i think. cables get cut all of a sudden out the blue? in different places simultaneous?? coordinated thats what it was. cut off contact to and from the middle east...hmm i wonder what theyr after... *cough*

I highly doubt the american government is behind it, but i guess anything is possible. Cutting cables seems alittle petty, and I think we could come up with something alittle better than that

#21

Kreij

Senior Monkey Moderator

choppyof course, the american government is behind it i think. cables get cut all of a sudden out the blue? in different places simultaneous?? coordinated thats what it was. cut off contact to and from the middle east...hmm i wonder what theyr after... *cough*

If the US gov coordinated an attack to black out the ME a lot more would be happening than a few undersea cable cut.

#22

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

choppyof course, the american government is behind it i think. cables get cut all of a sudden out the blue? in different places simultaneous?? coordinated thats what it was. cut off contact to and from the middle east...hmm i wonder what theyr after... *cough*

On the flip-side, if pointing fingers blatantly interests you, a smarter choice would be the Jehadi Terrorists? After all, they're nucleated around this part of the world? Besides, if America blanks out our internet, Americans suffer too in not being able to get their Dell support on time.

#23

choppy

KreijIf the US gov coordinated an attack to black out the ME a lot more would be happening than a few undersea cable cut.

yes it happend years ago, the 'weapons of mass destruction' invasion of iraq..you klnow when they found a shit lotta wmd's?/ yea thats the one

moving onto iran arent they now

#24

asb2106

hmm, im really thinking its not terrorism, I think they would go alittle farther than just snippin a few cables.

#25

choppy

btarunrOn the flip-side, if pointing fingers blatantly interests you, a smarter choice would be the Jehadi Terrorists? After all, they're nucleated around this part of the world? Besides, if America blanks out our internet, Americans suffer too in not being able to get their Dell support on time.

its called speculation, just like others on this thread.

fuck dell, who cares when theres billions of dollars of oil available in the middle east

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