Rare Cable Rupture ‘a Wake-Up Call’ for India

… The fiber-optic cables that carry data around the world have been damaged before. But experts said the simultaneous rupture of two underwater cables, reportedly caused by a ship’s anchor 12 miles off the coast of Egypt, was rare, and served to highlight the vulnerability of the global information technology system.

In the heart of an industrial zone and up an ordinary flight of stairs, young computer engineers buzzed with activity Friday in front of a huge screen tracking Internet connectivity in this country’s booming service sector.

The fiber-optic cables that carry data around the world have been damaged before. But experts said the simultaneous rupture of two underwater cables, reportedly caused by a ship’s anchor 12 miles off the coast of Egypt, was rare, and served to highlight the vulnerability of the global information technology system.
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