Intellectual Property Law

The World is Flat, and More Vulnerable Than Ever

By Michael Scott

Two underwater telephone cables were apparently cut by a ship’s anchor near the port of Alexandria in Egypt on January 30th. According to published reports, Egypt has suffered disruption of 70% of its nationwide Internet network, while India has suffered a 60% disruption. The problem has had a significant impact on European and U.S. east coast companies who have outsourced services to India. Users are experiences significant delays in communicating with their Indian business partners. Disruptions also have been reported in Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The problem may continue for a week or more.

Full post as published by Singularity on February 02, 2008 (boomark / email).