How a Ship in Alexandria, Egypt Effected Assyrian Voice
By: Ashur Sada. Feb. 1, 2008
How can a ship, ducked all the way off the port
of Alexandria, Egypt, effect traffic to Assyrian Voice? and in a significant
way!
Well, if you haven't heard, this past week, there were large disruptions in
internet service in many parts of the Middle East, including Syria, Egypt,
Jordan, and large parts of the Gulf including Iraq. Millions of people had lost
service.
The cause? two large undersea cables, which transmit phone and internet data had
been cut by a ship docked illegally off the port of Alexandria. You see, these
giant cables do get damaged at times, but never has there been a time when two
cables got damaged at the same time. Most websites and news sources reported as
being "A breakdown in an international
undersea cable network disrupted Internet links." It sounds rather
suspicious, doesn't it? Well sure it does, because no official account has been
given, where the illegally docked ship was faulted.
Reuters'
version of the story for example, makes no mention of such ship!
Not surprisingly, but shockingly enough at the
same time, there was a big percentage drop in traffic from the Middle East
to Assyrian Voice; up to some
30% in some times of the day, and from these countries mentioned above. This is
a significant loss of traffic and for this many days. As we speak, and four days
after this incident occurred, our numbers seem to be back to normal. Assyrians
connecting from countries like Iraq, Syria, Jordan and other gulf states usually
make up the top 10 list of countries with most visitors to Assyrian Voice.
Others include USA, Canada, Australia, and various European countries.
You can tell we are living in a truly globalized and connected world, when a
ship in Egypt can effect how many people can come to this website. Truly
amazing. I predict stocks for companies who are in the wireless internet
industry, to soar!
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