2011 submarine cable disruption
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2011 submarine cable disruption refers to two incidents of submarine communications cables cut off on 25 December 2011. The first cut off occurred to SEA-ME-WE 3 at Suez Canal, Egypt and the second cut off occurred to i2i which took place between Chennai, India and Singapore line. SEA-ME-WE 3 is the longest datacable on earth of 39,000 kilometres (24,000 mi) length, which links South-East Asia to Western Europe through the Red Sea.[1] Both the incidents had caused the internet disruptions and slowdowns for users in the South Asia and Middle East in particular UAE.[2][3][4][5]
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[edit]- ^ David, Rona Rita (2022-03-25). "Submarine Cables: Risks and Security Threats". Energy Industry Review. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Deep sea cable snap will make Internet slower: du". khaleejtimes.com. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Cable cut slows down Internet in UAE". emirates247.com. 26 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Cable cuts could slow Emirates Internet". finance.yahoo.com. 26 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "du alerts customers over disruption in Internet services". gulftoday.ae. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
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