Connection to Internet Exchange UAE-IX in Dubai Provides Alternative Routes in the Event of Submarine Cable Outages
Connection to Internet Exchange UAE-IX in Dubai Provides Alternative Routes in the Event of Submarine Cable Outages
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FRANKFURT, Germany and DUBAI, UAE, Apr. 4, /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --
In the past week a number of submarine cables suffered major outages,
severely disrupting internet connectivity between the Middle East, Asia, Africa
and Europe. Renesys, a provider of information on worldwide internet
operations, reported in its blog that EASSy, SEACOM and Sea-Me-We-4 (SMW4)
submarine cables suffered disruptions. EASSy and SEACOM outages temporarily
wiped out internet connectivity in parts of East Africa, from Djibouti to South
Africa. Sea-We-Me-4, the primary internet backbone between Southeast Asia, the
Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Europe, failed on 27 March 2013 at
6:20 UTC, leading to a widespread disruption of internet services from Egypt
all the way to Pakistan.
"When submarine cables are cut, it's critically important to have access to
backup paths with sufficient capacity to carry traffic to affected
destinations", explains Jim Cowie, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of
Renesys. "Carrier-neutral data centres and internet exchange points play an
important role here. Maintaining a presence at an IX maximizes your options
for re-establishing high-performance route diversity during a submarine cable
outage event."
Since October 2012, the UAE-IX internet exchange in Dubai has been
operating as an internet hub between Europe, Africa and Asia. Almost 20
international and regional ISPs exchange traffic here. "Higher connectivity can
reduce the impact of submarine cable cuts for ISPs and their customers in the
Middle East, East Africa and South Asia", says Harald Summa, CEO of DE-CIX
Management GmbH, which manages UAE-IX. "When they interconnect at the UAE-IX, a
more robust internet infrastructure for the entire region emerges. This type of
increased resilience is to the benefit of all providers and internet users."
Full press release: http://go.de-cix.net/uae-ix_seacable
Press Contact: Birgit Osterholt
+49-(0)69-1730902-53
birgit.osterholt@de-cix.net
SOURCE: DE-CIX Management GmbH
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