Jordbävningen i Asien visade hur viktigt det (optiska) kabelnätet blivit för samhället:
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx? id=17951&ch=infotech
"Analysts said the service disruption--caused by the rupture of two undersea data transmission cables in Tuesday's earthquake in Taiwan--highlights how crucial the cable and Internet infrastructure has become to the modern world.
A decade ago, telephones and faxes were essential to businesses and governments. Now, telephone lines often take second place, piggybacking on networks set up for Internet or mobile communication.
''Governments now recognize these industries as fundamental infrastructure, equal to electricity, water, sewage, roads,'' said Markus Buchhorn, an information technology expert at Australian National University. ''So if you do have a major breakdown, people will move heaven and earth to fix it.''
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