Rush to Fix Quake-Damaged Undersea Cables - WSJ.com (subscription required)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Half of Trans-Pacific Undersea Cables Damaged by Japan Quake?
About half of the existing cables running across the Pacific are damaged and "a lot of people are feeling a little bit of slowing down of Internet traffic going to the United States," said Bill Barney, Pacnet CEO. Protection from such incidents is one reason new undersea cables are being built: redundancy more than the need for capacity.
Gary Kim was cited as a global "Power Mobile Influencer" by Forbes, ranked second in the world for coverage of the mobile business, and as a "top 10" telecom analyst. He is a member of Mensa, the international organization for people with IQs in the top two percent.
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