Internet

Here’s why many of us suffered slow internet connections yesterday: Vandals had severed Reliance’s fiber optic cables somewhere between Siliguri and Jaigon. The damaged cables are being replaced, and Reliance has assured Bhutan Telecom that their connections will be restored within an hour. Bhutan Telecom’s total bandwith is currently 110 Mbps. Of this 90 Mpbs is provided by Reliance – 45Mpbs from Reliance London; and, as backup, 45 Mbps from Reliance Hongkong. However, all 90 Mpbs come in through Jaigon along the same route, even if on separate cables. This compromises the Bhutan Telecom’s bandwith backup aspirations. The remaining…