[102220] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Sicily to Egypt undersea cable disruption
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rod Beck)
Fri Feb 1 18:25:24 2008
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 23:07:16 -0000
From: "Rod Beck" <Rod.Beck@hiberniaatlantic.com>
To: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
Cc: "Martin Hannigan" <hannigan@gmail.com>,
"Ahmed Maged \(amaged\)" <amaged@cisco.com>, <nanog@merit.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
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Hi Steve,=20
TransAtlantic cables average three repairs a year. That's the industry =
average. So given 7 high capacity cable systems, that's 21 repairs a =
year.=20
Now, not all damaged cables go out of service. In fact, most stay in =
service until the repair begins.=20
But the public rarely hears about a TransAtlantic cable going dark. Yet =
it does happen quite regularly in the business.=20
Why? Because there are seven very high capacity (multi-terabit) systems =
to route traffic across! There is no need to announce to the public that =
a cable been cut.=20
That is not the case in the Midterranean or the Persian Gulf.=20
You have only a few systems (relatively low capacity) serving a huge =
population. In fact, I suspect Flag is probably the sole provider for =
many of these countries.=20
So yes, when the only guy in town falls down, it's going to be noticed.=20
That's the real answer.=20
Regards,=20
Roderick S. Beck
Director of European Sales
Hibernia Atlantic
1, Passage du Chantier, 75012 Paris
http://www.hiberniaatlantic.com
Wireless: 1-212-444-8829.=20
Landline: 33-1-4346-3209.
French Wireless: 33-6-14-33-48-97.
AOL Messenger: GlobalBandwidth
rod.beck@hiberniaatlantic.com
rodbeck@erols.com
``Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.'' =
Albert Einstein.=20
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi Steve,<BR>
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TransAtlantic cables average three repairs a year. That's the industry =
average. So given 7 high capacity cable systems, that's 21 repairs a =
year.<BR>
<BR>
Now, not all damaged cables go out of service. In fact, most stay in =
service until the repair begins.<BR>
<BR>
But the public rarely hears about a TransAtlantic cable going dark. Yet =
it does happen quite regularly in the business.<BR>
<BR>
Why? Because there are seven very high capacity (multi-terabit) systems =
to route traffic across! There is no need to announce to the public that =
a cable been cut.<BR>
<BR>
That is not the case in the Midterranean or the Persian Gulf.<BR>
<BR>
You have only a few systems (relatively low capacity) serving a huge =
population. In fact, I suspect Flag is probably the sole provider for =
many of these countries.<BR>
<BR>
So yes, when the only guy in town falls down, it's going to be =
noticed.<BR>
<BR>
That's the real answer.<BR>
<BR>
Regards,<BR>
<BR>
Roderick S. Beck<BR>
Director of European Sales<BR>
Hibernia Atlantic<BR>
1, Passage du Chantier, 75012 Paris<BR>
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Wireless: 1-212-444-8829.<BR>
Landline: 33-1-4346-3209.<BR>
French Wireless: 33-6-14-33-48-97.<BR>
AOL Messenger: GlobalBandwidth<BR>
rod.beck@hiberniaatlantic.com<BR>
rodbeck@erols.com<BR>
``Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.'' =
Albert Einstein.<BR>
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