How a Grandma Broke All of Armenia's Internet
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This video examines how a severed fiber-optic cable in the village of Armazi cut off internet access for almost the entire nation of Armenia, and promotes the streaming platforms Nebula and CuriosityStream.
From the video
Answers: How did an elderly woman accidentally cut off the internet for an entire country?
- Fiber-optic cables
- Internet infrastructure
- Armenia internet blackout
- Georgian Railways
- Telecommunications in Georgia
What it concludes
- A severed fiber-optic cable near Armazi, Georgia, caused a nearly countrywide internet blackout in Armenia.
- The cut cable provided approximately 90 percent of Armenia's internet access.
- The internet outage lasted for 12 hours and affected 3 million people.
- The perpetrator, Hayastan Shakarian, was arrested after the telecom company isolated and fixed the cable.
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