[AusNOG] nextgen and flooding

[Adam Brotherson]

Has anyone just lost Nextgen span links?



On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 11:41 PM, Tony <td_miles at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Those who are customers of Nextgen Networks should have already received
> the advisory, but for those who may not have (or others who are interested):
>
> "Since 10.33am this morning one of our main interstate optical fibre cables
> has experienced damage near Thagoona, Queensland, due to the severe
> flooding. The damaged cable and electronics are underwater and are expected
> to be out of service for at least 2 to 3 days, flood water depending.
> Nextgen has diverse and geographically separate optical fibre network
> cables connecting Brisbane and Sydney with automatic switch over."
>
> Full advisory available here:
> http://www.nextgennetworks.com.au/pdfs/QLD_flood_message_11_1_2011.pdf
>
>
> regards,
> Tony.
>
> (we are hoping that all of the DC's we have gear in at Brisbane have tested
> generators recently and have plenty of diesel in the tanks !)
>
>
>
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