Permanent, Temporary Barriers Interfering With Pakistan's Internet

By Anthony Mitchell, E-Commerce Times, 09/26/05 8:15 AM PT

On Saturday night, Sept. 24, an undersea cable connecting Karachi, Pakistan, and Mumbai, India, to the West failed around 10:27 p.m. local time in Pakistan. The cable fault blocked 75 percent of Pakistan's Internet Learn how the leader in Internet services can help you start and grow your business online. Network Solutions. Go Farther. connectivity to the outside world and some voice traffic as well.

Service was restored at 1:25 a.m. the next day, but has left the high tech industry in the region jittery, particularly in Pakistan.

World mobile subscribers top 2 bln: study

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The number of mobile phone subscribers in the world has surpassed the 2 billion milestone Wireless Intelligence, an information service set up by industry body GSM Association and consulting firm Ovum, said on Sunday.

'The bulk of the new growth now is coming from large, less well-developed markets such as China, India, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa,' Wireless Intelligence said in a statement.