Now new undersea cables are being planned in the Indian Ocean to ensure that such 'accidents' don't cause business to disrupt.
Global communications market watcher Telegeography Research lists at least four new fiber lines planned for the Europe-Egypt route over the next few years, including one by Flag Telecom, one by Telecom Egypt, another by the Egypt-based Orascom Telecom, and a fourth funded by India-Mid-East-West Europe consortium of companies.
These will ensure that the Gulf region-Mediterranean choke points have alternate routes to carry the world wide web traffic in the event of a cable snapping.
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Amena Bakr, Senior Reporter
