Sunday, March 13, 2011

Despite the Quake, Japan's Internet Connections Are Going Strong | Arik Hesseldahl | NewEnterprise | AllThingsD

Some encouraging news from Japan

The folks at Internet research firm Renesys, who first gained attention for tracking Egypt’s disconnection from the Internet, and then similar events in Libya, say they’re surprised by how little the quakes have affected the undersea Internet cables that keep Japan connected to the rest of the world. Only a small fraction of Japanese connections went down and many of those have come back up since. This is good news because the Internet is providing a badly needed communication link both within Japan and between it and the rest of the world.

It’s a much different story from the Taiwan earthquake in 2006 that broke several undersea cables and knocked several carriers out of service.

Despite the Quake, Japan's Internet Connections Are Going Strong | Arik Hesseldahl | NewEnterprise | AllThingsD

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