Published Date:
01 February 2008
A SHIP'S anchor severed two undersea cables, disrupting internet access for a huge slice of the world yesterday.
Experts said the chaos pointed to the system's vulnerability to terrorism or other attacks.
After the cables were cut by the anchor off Egypt's coast, India woke to discover its network in chaos. Widespread service failures also hampered a wide swathe of the Middle East.
Officials said it could take a week or more to fix the cables. Several countries were struggling to reroute traffic to satellites and to other cables through Asia.
Users in India, Pakistan, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain were affected.
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Last Updated:
07 March 2008 12:29 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
