As a reminder of how important undersea cable redundancy is, FLAG Telecom has lost a cable of its own in Persian Gulf. FLAG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of India's number two mobile operator Reliance Communications, says its Falcon cable was reported cut at 0559 GMT, 56 kms (35 miles) from Dubai on a segment between the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Friday, February 1, 2008
FLAG Telecom Loses Undersea Cable
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Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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