Re:Tonga reconnects with outside world after data cable repa...
by robbedpeter on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @10:16AM
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Less than 6 weeks was required to restore internet service to one of the most challenging locations on the planet after a violent nature tantrum broke things.
Not bad, actually. They set up a rate limited but publicly available satellite uplink during the outage, and there were private satellite connections, so critical outside communications stayed online.
Not a bad outcome, considering everything else in the world that's breaking down.
Not bad, actually. They set up a rate limited but publicly available satellite uplink during the outage, and there were private satellite connections, so critical outside communications stayed online.
Not a bad outcome, considering everything else in the world that's breaking down.