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General Knowledge: Connection of slow internet with Cyclone
Internet connection affected due to cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu
Data cables buried under thousands of feet of ground has been damaged due cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu.
The due to the damage of internet cables, Internet speed has gone down in parts of the country.
The Government has sent information regarding the damage of data cables and making arrangements to improve the internet speed.
Internet connection and the speed to transfer data is laid down under the sea and is heavily affected due to cyclone Vardah.
Communication cables and data cables laid down under thousands of feet in the sea
99% of the communication and data transfer is done through undersea communication cables.
331 of such communication cables are laid down by Facebook, Microsoft, Google etc.
Cables are 100-200 km long buried undersea and width has around 17 mm.
Sometimes the sharks tried to bite the cables then shark proof cables were laid down.
In 1854, cable connection was laid down for the first time under the sea then telegraph cable was laid down between Newfoundland and Ireland.
