Repairs for the severed SEA-ME-WE-4 undersea cable were scheduled to be completed Monday, December 29, 2008. The New York Times reported France Telecom had a group of engineers who completed the first repair, only to find another breakage this time off the coast of Alexandria, in Egypt on the SEA-ME-WE-3.
The cable sits roughly 9800 feet below the surface. Reliance Globalcom , who manages the project projected the ship to arrive at the new cut on December 31, 2008 and repairs won't be complete until 1/4/2009.
The undersea cable system is a significant source for transferring content between the Europe and Asia. There are a lot of companies that rely heavily on this path. Once they complete the repair, a giant sigh of relief will be heard.
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