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by caymanjim 1484 days ago
When I lived in Cayman, the main fiber link (Maya-1[0]) was down for about a week (anchor drag, I think). Most of the island Caribbean has limited backup connectivity. The whole island only has one fiber line (around the whole western/southern Gulf of Mexico) and a crappy backup copper line to Jamaica. For a while, it was like being on a modem again. Forget about streaming anything.

This outage Hetzner is reporting isn't a big deal due to robust backups, but these things can cripple a small island outpost.

0: https://www.submarinecablemap.com/submarine-cable/maya-1

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> For a while, it was like being on a modem again

Internet in Congo if you're not on the UN satellite