ILLUSTRATION: For most companies today, businesses without Internet network is tantamount to death for the development of the company is increasingly dependent on the network. (Photo: Google)GEORGIA (News CAIRO) - A 75-year-old Georgia woman who said had never heard of the internet facing possible jail term for cutting Internet network for the entire country.
Georgian police detained Hayastan Shakarian after he allegedly cut the fiber optic cable that spreads from Georgia to Armenia, while digging for copper.
With one swing, pensioners were pushed 90% of Internet users in Armenia into darkness for nearly 12 hours online.
This episode is a reminder that what is needed in our high-tech world for thousands of companies close for one day is a desperate old woman with a shovel.
Research carried out by Avanti Communications in October 2010 offers a brief overview of how fundamental the internet for business.
A survey of companies around the world stating that only 1% that can function without the internet proper.
More than a quarter (27%) of those surveyed said that they could not function at all if the internet died, and one in five companies say a week without online will be death for their companies.
"In the past, death of tissue may be preventing buildup of communications at the end of the day," said Chris Kimm, vice president of field operations EMEA at Verizon Business network.
"Today it could mean there is no telephone, email, customer databases, reservation systems, supply chain visibility and effectiveness, and no capability to do business."
Ian Finlay, head of group information at Claranet, said: "The key message is that if you want to avoid the worst you should have a plan and the worst thing for every business is different."
Oliver Pettit, from professional services firm Deloitte, said the main questions for the network provider should include whether they could guarantee up to 100% smooth network.
"What's more, companies have to doubt how tough network and technology provider to the disruption of what is to replace the services," he said.
Some solutions are offered quite frankly. A network provider, Geo, put the cord around the water channel in London.
That completed one major problem that makes telecommunications cable in many vulnerable countries cut off, the cables were placed on utility pipes.
Not only does that mean the cable itself is only a few centimeters below the ground but whenever repairs done on the pipe, the workers must go through fiber optic cable first, which means cutting incident will not be inevitable.
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