Mice damage internet cables at Karachi airport
- 30-Sep-2023
KARACHI: FIA immigration services were disrupted as mice damaged internet cable at Karachi Airport, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the cable was damaged on several spots which resulted in the disruption of FIA immigration services for several hours. Sources said that the immigration services of five flights were carried out manually whereas […]
US backs Pacific undersea internet cable amid China competition
- 28-Sep-2023
SINGAPORE: The US is backing a new undersea internet cable connecting several Pacific islands, according to a plan for the project seen by Reuters, boosting Washington’s interests in a region where it is vying for influence with China. The Central Pacific Cable would connect American Samoa with Guam – two US territories – and extend […]
China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival US
- 08-Apr-2023
Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to rival a similar U.S.-backed project, four people involved in the deal told Reuters. The plan is a sign that an intensifying tech war between Beijing and Washington risks tearing the fabric […]