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  • Cable damage hits 1.7m Internet users in UAE [Dr. Jack Wheeler's take on it]

    02/09/2008 8:52:55 PM PST · by shield · 43 replies · 349+ views
    Khaleej Times ^ | Feb 5th, 2008 | Asma Ali Zain
    DUBAI — An estimated 1.7 million Internet users in the UAE have been affected by the recent undersea cable damage, an expert said yesterday, quoting recent figures published by TeleGeography, an international research Web site. Internet data was majorly affected as it is the biggest capacity carried by the undersea cables. However, all voice calls, corporate data and video traffic were also affected. Two du experts yesterday briefed the media on the current methods being undertaken by the telecom provider to re-route the Internet traffic to provide normalcy to the users. Quoting TeleGeography and describing the effect the cuts had...