> Any one else got this notice?
> ---
>
> *Subject:* FW: Fault on Major International Gateway
>
> Dear Client,
>
> We’ve received communication from our backbone providers, *TEAMS*
> and*Seacom
> *, that there currently is a fault with the *South East Asia-Middle-West
> Europe 4* *(SMW4)* cable used to connect our internet communication into
> Europe, North and South America (SMW4) between Alexandria & Marseilles.
>
> This requires urgent maintenance by SMW4 consortium to be carried out
> *between
> 24th *April 2010* and 28th *April 2010
> During the maintenance the ship has to locate the cable, make the
> adjustment
> and drop it back into sea. As all ship related work is highly dependent
> on
> the environment (Wind, Rain, Snow etc.) there may be deviation from the
> above planned maintenance window.
>
> *Map of SEA-ME-WE-4 Fibre Undersea Cable*
>
> Throughout this exercise, there will be disruption of *Internet traffic
> for
> the entire East Africa region*.
>
> Please find below the details of the maintenance exercise:
>
> *Date:* Saturday 24th April to
> Wednesday
> 28th April 2010
>
> *Time:* 0700 UTC/GMT *1000hrs (Local
> time)*
>
> *Service Outage:* Significantly slow speeds and latencies
> during the entire maintenance period