Posts tagged FLAG

Irony

2 years ago

by Ammar in My thoughts, Pakistan

The pictures presented in this post are ironic to say the least. Probably the very reason why we have’nt progressed as a nation.

What you see is a small, torn, Pakistani flag presenting a painful picture to any patriotic Pakistani in Karachi. The national flag is under the flags of three different political parties.

Click on the images below for a full-size view.

Do I need to say any more?

Three major undersea cables slashed

3 years ago

by Ammar in By Other Writers, Pakistan, Technology, Telecom

Reports have indicated that three major undersea cables, SEA-ME-WE 4 (SMW4), SEA-ME-WE 3 (SMW3) and FLAG EA went out around early morning on Friday. The cables were cut in the Mediterranean between Egypt and Italy. SMW4 and SMW3 are owned by a group of telephone companies from around the world; where as FLAG EA is owned by Reliance Globalcom. These cables carry a high percentage of voice and data traffic between Europe, Middle-East and Asia.

SMW4 and FLAG were also among the five cables that faced a similar damage earlier this year but at that time SMW3 was used to re-route traffic.

France telecom has reported that around 14 countries have been majorly hit by these cable slashes. An estimate shows a following impact on traffic: (more…)