I am just curious about, Does the cable are safe for Shark's bite or fish's bite?
i think Moya networks are aware of the under the ocean cons, this is a big project , pretty sure they will use high quality materials that can withstand possible problems that may arise deep down the ocean, shark bite being one of them.
Hi. We had to check for the answer to your question. According to the experts "Biologic Incidents" -Sharks biting the cable are very rare. Most Submarine cable cuts come from fishing trawlers dragging their gear and anchors.
The cables are heavily armored to resist underwater earth quakes, and dragging anchors. However, in the event of damage their are arrangements for repair by repair companies. These repair companies have repair ships on 24/7 stand by to repair breaks in the cable.
Wow. That sounds great! That puts customers of moya networks at ease knowing that somebody is monitoring the cables underwater. But i am somewhat curious on how long operations for repairs lasts or will there always be someone watching even on holidays or weekends.
Hello. Repair times depend on where the break is in the ocean and how far the repair ship is from the break. Generally repairs can take 1 to 5 days. During the break, the capacity from the broken cable is moved to other cables or satellites.
The submarine cable is monitored from two locations on a 24/7/365 basis--It is always monitored.
Hi there, thanks for the fast response. Oh so that's how long it usually takes...
It is nice that there is a back up plan when these sort of things happen with the cables.
But i am also curious if the moving of the capacity of the broken cable to other cables or satellites affects the speed of the network or something, i don't know much about these type of things but when my friend connects in my hotspot, the internet slows down, so is this also the case with moving capacities? Or is it a different story?
-now that's what you can call great service!
Yes moving of the capacity of the broken cable to other cables or satellites will slow down the speed-- not by too much though. it is a temporary arrangement to make sure customers continue to have service as the cable is repaired.
Ohh..m so that's how things work with internet connections. I thought this is a different story than of a hotspot or a wifi. Thanks for clarifying this.
And yes, this idea ia good. Slower is better than nothing. So all in all i think this is something that people would never complain about. Knowing that people on africa are used to slow or no internet at all.
Honestly, Before I thought the internet connection was from the satellites not until now. And I am so amaze that the connections were coming from under the sea.
I'm excited for africa.