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Ignitionnet · 01-04-2015, 07:33

A high fibre count cable, most of which was in use, was cut by Openreach contractors in Gloucestershire. It handled a bunch of more local connectivity alongside regional and core links, one of which was between Cardiff and Birmingham.

The fibre was repaired: broken bit removed, new fibre installed and fusion spliced into existing fibre.

I'm sure VM will be investigating why the fibre break had such profound effects. There shouldn't be a single point of failure or a single place where a fibre cut can cause such issues however this happens to everyone from BT downwards. Records of fibre routes are imperfect.

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Ignitionnet Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Age: 47 Posts: 13,995	Re: Has VM HQ been taken out by Putin? A high fibre count cable, most of which was in use, was cut by Openreach contractors in Gloucestershire. It handled a bunch of more local connectivity alongside regional and core links, one of which was between Cardiff and Birmingham. The fibre was repaired: broken bit removed, new fibre installed and fusion spliced into existing fibre. I'm sure VM will be investigating why the fibre break had such profound effects. There shouldn't be a single point of failure or a single place where a fibre cut can cause such issues however this happens to everyone from BT downwards. Records of fibre routes are imperfect.