When two Internet cables in the Baltic Sea were reported as broken last November, researchers at the RIPE NCC turned to RIPE Atlas to examine the damage. In this episode, Emile Aben discusses what his analysis uncovered about the impact of these and similar incidents in the months that followed, and how the Internet remained resilient against them.

Show notes

00:44 - TeleGeography build and maintain massive data sets that are used to monitor, forecast, and map the telecommunications industry. Their submarine cable map is a valuable resource in tracking Internet cable incidents.

00:52 - Some early reports on these incidents from Mobile Europe, Reuters, The Register

01:08 - Visual guide from the Guardian exploring circumstances surrounding incidents in the Baltic Sea.

01:13 - RIPE Atlas

01:36 - On RIPE Labs: Does the Internet Route Around Damage? - Baltic Sea Cable Cuts; A Deep Dive Into the Baltic Sea Cable Cuts

02:13 - First episode of the RIPE Labs podcast: Measuring Damage on the Internet

03:14 - Emile's earlier articles on the Ukraine: The Ukrainian Internet

05:25 - RIPE Atlas anchors

12:40 - Help expand RIPE Atlas coverage! Learn more about what's involved in hosting a RIPE Atlas anchor.

27:05 - The Internet in North Korea - Hanging by a Single Thread?

32:50 - Lord Kelvin said both that "To measure is to know" and "If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it".

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