Why Was the Internet Slow Yesterday?
By Rico, 6:06 am Thu Aug 13 2009 - Ask Technograph, Featured - 4 Opinions
Frustrated with the internet slowdown yesterday? Seems a typhoon in Taiwan was responsible, cutting the link that bridges the Philippines to the rest of the world. Details on what exactly was damaged and when full service returns follow.
The typhoon, nicknamed Morakot, caused damage to the Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2), a telecommunications cable system buried underneath the sea which provides. The APCN2 is responsible for a significant part of internet traffic in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and of course, the Philippines. Repairs are underway, and normal operation should resume by the morning of August 14 at the latest.
The damage was severe enough to actually cause a cut in the 19,000 km cable-system, leading to limited connectivity for many offices and homes. Local internet users complained of significantly slower internet speeds, and then Straits times reported difficulties in accessing sites and online services based in Taiwan and the US.
Previous damage to the cable caused limited internet connectivity back in 2006, due to an earthquake in Taiwan.
-Dracula09-
1:01 am Fri Aug 14 2009
The News industry didnt even gave a damn about this..!
deevolving
8:08 pm Fri Aug 14 2009
Yeah, proves how the media is more concerned with “tabloid-news”, I thought my computer was infected with something. I only heard about it yesterday by searching the net thats really slow like I was using a dial-up connection. AND MY BLOODY SERVICE PROVIDER DIDN’T EVEN TELL ME.
jpeb
2:02 am Mon Aug 17 2009
this issue was on the news websites of ABS-CBN and The Phil. Daily Inquirer. it was also a top news on Google News Philippines edition
o rly
10:10 pm Mon Aug 17 2009
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