Re:Major AWS Outage Happening
by gregw2 on Monday October 20, 2025 @06:58PM
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Ah, but have they verified how far down the turtles go, and has that changed since they verified it?
In the mid-2000s most of the conference call traffic started leaving copper T1s and going onto fiber and/or SIP switches managed by Level3, Global Crossing, Qwest, etc. Those companies combined over time into Century Link which was then rebranded Lumen.
In the mid-2000s most of the conference call traffic started leaving copper T1s and going onto fiber and/or SIP switches managed by Level3, Global Crossing, Qwest, etc. Those companies combined over time into Century Link which was then rebranded Lumen.
As of last October, Lumen is now starting to integrate more closely with AWS, managing their network with AWS's AI: https://convergedigest.com/lumen-expands-fiber-network-to-su...
"Oh what a tangled web we weave..."