Internet
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Taiwan international bandwidth rose to near 150Gbps
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 149.881Gbps as of the end of December 2006, increasing by over 1.4% from a quarter earlier and by around 38% on year, according to the government-sponsored Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC).
Taiwan international bandwidth rose to near 150Gbps at end of 2006
Internet to remain sluggish until mid-month
Residential internet users will continue to experience slow Web connections until at least the middle of January, telecommunications officials said yesterday.Internet service providers (ISPs) had reached 70 to 80 per cent of their international connection capacity by yesterday, according to the Office of the Telecommunications Authority, but businesses would be given priority over residential connections until submarine cables damaged in the Boxing Day earthquake could be repaired.
One ship remains in the Luzon Strait off Taiwan to repair six cables damaged in the quake, while a second ship, damaged on the way to the scene, was still undergoing repairs in Taiwan.
Ha Yung-kuen, acting director-general of telecommunications, said four other ships would arrive at the scene in the next week to help repair cables in a 300km-wide area.
He said the earthquake had caused huge damage to the seabed "turning mountains into valleys and valleys into mountains", but added: "If one of the six damaged cables can be brought back to service by the middle of this month, we expect the internet can resume normal service."
AsiaMedia :: Internet to remain sluggish until mid-month, says telecoms body
Taiwan earthquake damages communication lines
Four submarine cables used by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for international voice and data communications were damaged by a large earthquake off the coast of southern Taiwan on December 26, disrupting service to the US, Japan, China and Southeast Asian countries, according to CHT.The earthquake registered a magnitude 6.7 on the Ritcher scale in Taiwan and was followed by strong aftershocks.
The damaged lines caused voice transmission capacity to be reduced by 60% to the US, by 90% to Japan, by 85% to both China and Vietnam, and 98% or more to other countries in Southeast Asia, CHT indicated. The reduction in data communication capacity was less, averaging 70%, CHT added.
It will take two to three weeks to repair the four submarine cables, CHT said. For the time being, CHT plans to temporarily use other lines for service, including a satellite system that is jointly invested by CHT and Singapore Telecom, CHT pointed out.
Quake damages CHT communication lines
La Dolce Vita, Internet Style
Colletta di Castelbianco is a 13th-century Italian village that was on the verge of extinction -- until an architect gave it a new design and Internet connectivity gave it a new lease on life. The story of how it became a haven for mobile professionals.
atlarge.com - Search for Airport Internet Access and Wifi Connections in Airports Around the World
New website atlarge.com is a social network for travelers that's focused entirely on how to stay connected (ala wifi) at airports around the world.
Hopefully the idea will take hold - it's almost impossible for a single organization to keep track of all the changes in connectivity world wide so human editors t the rescue. Now no more surprises when you land in Bangkok and realize that the cost of wifi is at 5x that of in the city.
