[HN Gopher] Three of Vietnam's five undersea internet cables are...
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Three of Vietnam's five undersea internet cables are down
Author : jnord
Score : 23 points
Date : 2024-06-17 22:08 UTC (52 minutes ago)
(HTM) web link (www.reuters.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.reuters.com)
| leshokunin wrote:
| Who would be the most logical adversary who would cause this?
| Seems very unlikely for 3/5 to just happen.
| maxbond wrote:
| I had the same reaction, but it looks like they might not be
| independent [1]. There's also this remark in the article:
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| > Undersea internet cable problems are not rare in Vietnam,
| which early last year saw all of its five cables disrupted for
| weeks.
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| [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40711934
| chgs wrote:
| These things happen. A couple of months ago there were major
| problems. East Africa to Europe comms because of multiple
| failures. Not everything is a conspiracy or enemy actio.
| Sometimes it's just bad luck.
| bee_rider wrote:
| Surely nobody is stupid enough to mess with Vietnam at this
| point. It never goes well.
| maxbond wrote:
| Judging by this map:
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| https://www.fiberatlantic.com/
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| Three cables are connected to the city of Vung Tau, and the other
| two are further north. So there's probably a central point of
| failure in Vung Tau that gave out.
| hatthew wrote:
| Tangentially related: "The invisible seafaring industry that
| keeps the internet afloat." Article:
| https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea...,
| discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40075402
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