Internet now restored in Asia, but connection still poor
Posted by multippt
A few days ago, two earthquakes, one of magnitude 7.1 caused massive internet unavailability. Of course, by then, the internet accessibility has been almost been restored. However, the connection is still slower than normal, since the traffic is just merely redirected to alternative routes, such as via satellites. The cables are still not fully patched up yet. Although there are incidents where the cables damage can come from ship anchors or fishing nets, the damage caused by the earthquake is much harder to repair. This is because it is possible that the earthquake can cause undersea landslides that can bury the damaged cables. Several countries are sending ships over to the affected cables (6 damaged out of a total of seven cables).
The problem may continue for several more days.
Nevertheless, we should also bare in mind the victims of the earthquake who happens to be less fortunate than us.
Via CNET





