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2006-12-31 Science & Technology

Earthquake-Damaged Asian Networks Will Be Slow To Recover

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Posted by Chuck 2006-12-31 04:22|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Good for you Chuck. In M'sia one has to do the "World Wide Wait", as things crawl - even when using a proxy server either from Ozzieland or India.

Looking at the submarine cables layout in the Pacific: almost all of them go through Japan - Taiwan - then China before South east Asia. One reason being apparently that it is the shortest besides. biz-wise. the "hottest" route. Not really an efficient "Net", when it isn't spread out.

Posted by unicorn">unicorn 2006-12-31 06:16|| 2006-12-31 06:16|| Front Page Top

#2 The upside, of course, is a reduction in spam and ssh dictionary attacks.

Posted by badanov 2006-12-31 06:22|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2006-12-31 06:22|| Front Page Top

#3 FWIW I helped load some of those (fiber) cable systems onto boats when I was at UNH in the mid 80's (Simplex / Tyco Labs, Newington, NH; three for the Atlantic, one for the Pacific.

Unloading the older creosote soaked ones, not so pleasant.

Posted by Raj 2006-12-31 11:00|| 2006-12-31 11:00|| Front Page Top

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