undersea cables

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta's 2Africa cable has a big problem in Iran

    Meta's 2Africa cable has a big problem in Iran Meta Platforms has paused part of a massive effort to expand Internet service across Africa as the war in the Middle East freezes activity in the region. The disruption comes less than six months after Meta acknowledged that another section of...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    WIOCC route leak causes Internet disruption in SA

    WIOCC route leak causes Internet disruption in SA A Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route leak on the network of a major undersea cable firm connecting South Africa to the rest of the world was behind a recent local Internet outage. Outage tracking website Downdetector showed a surge in reports...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • border gateway protocol (bgp) downdetector internet submarine cables undersea cables west indian ocean cable company (wiocc)
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cyril Ramaphosa's role in breaking Telkom's monopoly

    Cyril Ramaphosa's role in breaking Telkom's monopoly Before returning to politics, Cyril Ramaphosa was part of a group of investors who helped Seacom defeat government attempts to block the launch of its undersea cable in South Africa. Seacom’s arrival broke Telkom’s monopoly in international...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Red Sea problems delay multiple submarine cable rollouts

    Red Sea problems delay multiple submarine cable rollouts Multiple subsea Internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to be completed as planned, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and complicated for commercial vessels. Meta...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Seacom issue causing Internet problems in South Africa

    Seacom issue causing Internet problems in South Africa Several Internet users in South Africa have reported connectivity issues believed to be due to an IP transit problem on a major long-distance fibre infrastructure operator. Online service outage tracking platform Downdetector showed a big...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    New Seacom cable system coming

    New Seacom cable system coming Seacom has announced the launch of SEACOM 2.0, a submarine cable system it says is poised to redefine connectivity across the Indian Ocean Basin, Middle East, Mediterranean, and Southern Europe. In 2009, Seacom’s first privately owned subsea cable connected...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google rolling out four new infrastructure hubs in Africa

    Google rolling out four new infrastructure hubs in Africa Alphabet Inc.’s Google is planning four new infrastructure hubs in Africa to connect its latest underwater fibre-optic cables for the continent, the company’s Africa managing director Alex Okosi said in an interview with Bloomberg TV...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Seacom hammered by cable repair costs

    Seacom hammered by cable repair costs Telecoms company Seacom had a tough second half of 2024 due to the financial impact of a major undersea cable repair, according to Remgro's latest interim financial results. Remgro owns 30% of Seacom, which offers fibre-optic pairs from Mtunzini in...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    How Starlink could help make Internet cable breaks irrelevant

    How Starlink could help make Internet cable breaks irrelevant The ability of SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service to transmit data packets between its fleet of satellites makes it capable of circumventing undersea cable breaks. This feature could soon also be supported on other satellite...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    ISPs bypassing cable breaks — but expect slower speeds until repairs

    ISPs bypassing cable breaks — but expect slower speeds until repairs Internet service providers serving Africa have been forced to send their traffic via elaborate detours following damage to four major subsea cables off the continent’s west coast last week. Some telecommunications companies...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Orange gets new ship to help fix undersea cable breaks

    Orange gets new ship to help fix undersea cable breaks French telephone carrier Orange SA christened a new €50 million (R1.01 billion) vessel, the Sophie Germain, strengthening the company’s out-sized role in the business of fixing undersea Internet cables when they break. The 100-metre-long...
  13. L

    Worlds Undersea Cables

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlAJJI-qG2k
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    Undersea cable systems in SA from 1879 to 2015

    Undersea cable systems in South Africa from 1879 to 2015 Most of your Internet traffic is carried via submarine cable systems from Europe and the United States – here are the cable systems which have served the country over the last 150 years.
  15. Kevin Lancaster

    Google to operate trans-Pacific cable network

    Google to build undersea cable Search engine Google Inc and five Asian telecom and communications companies have agreed to invest about $300 million to develop and operate a trans-Pacific cable network
  16. jes

    New undersea data cable planned

    New undersea data cable planned Brazil’s state-run telecom company Telebras will begin laying a submarine cable for Internet transmissions between Europe
  17. jes

    SAT-3 maintenance this weekend: latency warning

    SAT-3 maintenance this weekend: latency warning Telkom is confident that planned maintenance on SAT–3 won’t result in downtime, but cautioned of possible increased latency
  18. G

    International Connection issues (ADSL through Mweb)

    Or is it just me?
  19. Jan

    SAT3/SAFE cable ship goes up in flames near Namibia

    SAT3/SAFE cable ship abandoned at sea No lives lost as a result of fire aboard France Telecom-Orange cable ship.
  20. jes

    The African Internet revolution

    The African Internet revolution Businesses across Africa are expecting a revolution in Internet access, technology and costs as a result of the rush of new undersea cables connecting the continent.
  21. R

    Undersea cable maps

    Maps of the undersea cable infrastructure: Greg's Cable Map Telegeography 2010 map African undersea cables http://www.cablemap.info/
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