Dec 30, 2008 : Undersea Cable Breaks During Repair
📅 - As the repair of three undersea cables in the Mediterranean cut on December 19 was reaching a close, another break occurred on one of the same cables in a different location.
Undersea cables Sea Me We 4, Sea Me We 3 and FLAG, located in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia, were damaged, likely due to an undersea landslide or earthquake on the morning of December 19. According to a Tuesday report from The Peninsula, a major newspaper in Quatar, Sea Me We 4 was repaired by France Télécom (francetelecom.com) December 25, but broke again in a different location, 240 miles offshore from Alexandria, Egypt.
According to Utilities Telecom Council (utc.org) estimates cited by France Télécom, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Pakistan had more than 50 percent of their voice traffic affected on December 19. Even worse, 82 percent of India's communications were out of service, Qatar 73 percent, and Maldives 100 percent out of service.
While some connectivity have been restored, the repairs will not be fully complete until January 5, France Télécom told The Peninsula, when Internet speed and connectivity will be restored in parts of the Middle East and Asia. France Télécom's repair ship "Raymond Croz," is scheduled to reach the site of the latest incident on December 31 and begin repairs.
The BBC reported that France Télécom uses an unmanned undersea robot named "Hector" to find the cable ends in the sea bed and bring them to surface where they will be laboriously repaired. France Télécom's website showcases the various its ships and tools it uses to maintain its undersea cables.
Undersea cables Sea Me We 4, Sea Me We 3 and FLAG, located in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia, were damaged, likely due to an undersea landslide or earthquake on the morning of December 19. According to a Tuesday report from The Peninsula, a major newspaper in Quatar, Sea Me We 4 was repaired by France Télécom (francetelecom.com) December 25, but broke again in a different location, 240 miles offshore from Alexandria, Egypt.
According to Utilities Telecom Council (utc.org) estimates cited by France Télécom, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Pakistan had more than 50 percent of their voice traffic affected on December 19. Even worse, 82 percent of India's communications were out of service, Qatar 73 percent, and Maldives 100 percent out of service.
While some connectivity have been restored, the repairs will not be fully complete until January 5, France Télécom told The Peninsula, when Internet speed and connectivity will be restored in parts of the Middle East and Asia. France Télécom's repair ship "Raymond Croz," is scheduled to reach the site of the latest incident on December 31 and begin repairs.
The BBC reported that France Télécom uses an unmanned undersea robot named "Hector" to find the cable ends in the sea bed and bring them to surface where they will be laboriously repaired. France Télécom's website showcases the various its ships and tools it uses to maintain its undersea cables.
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