[kictanet] Stingy solution to cable vandalism

[Francis Hook]

Interesting...I wonder would corrosive liquids/caustic chemicals (flushed
down toilets) not compromise the fibre?  Just wondering...



On 4 May 2011 09:59, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was reading through the CIO May issue and came across and interesting
> article on the roll out of metro fibre optic cable in South Africa.
>
> i3 Africa is rolling out their national fibre optic cable through the
> sewerage system, this should increase the cost of hiring vandals to sabotage
> the competitors network, this could be a new revenue stream for our local
> authorities.
>
> Regards
>
> "One man's waste pipe is another's data pipe"
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
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>
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Francis Hook
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