@cstross A couple of years back, we had some big solar flares and a surprising number of British phone exchanges were toasted when the EM on the phone lines cooked the networking equipment. This took down the internet for chunks of the Uk.
@Cuprohastes The ongoing move to FTTP everywhere and retirement of twisted pair reduces the likelihood of a recurrence, but inn event of a really big event all bets are off ...
The race is between the roll out which is not proceeding at anywhere near the needed pace, and the sun which is just on it’s own schedule, and Kessler Syndrome, which is kinda sorta under way.
Cuprohastes
in reply to Andrew Ducker • • •A couple of years back, we had some big solar flares and a surprising number of British phone exchanges were toasted when the EM on the phone lines cooked the networking equipment.
This took down the internet for chunks of the Uk.
Charlie Stross
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