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4: The Connectors

                           The challenge




                           The  disruption  of  the  submarine
                           cable operation by a few elements
                           can  give  big  impact  to  the
                           telecommunications connections.

                           Factors  that  can  cause  of  cable
                           fault can be rank as:
                           1.   Fishing Activities.
                           2.   Ship’s Anchoring.
                           3.   Seismic Activities:
                                Earthquake & mud slide.
                           4.   External aggression.
                           5.   Broken Repeater.
                           6.   Abrasion.
                           7.   Trawlers & Cable Theft.
                           8.   Corrosion of Joint box.
                           9.   Unauthorized Dredging,
                                drilling or digging.
                           10.   New Pipe line installation.
                           11.  Uncategorized – due to
                                marine life.


















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