Viva Cell has announced mobile network accessibility issues in Yerevan, Armenia, caused by dual damage to a fiber optic cable. Emergency response teams are actively working to resolve the problem. In an age where cyberattacks, sophisticated hackers, and large scale digital disruptions often dominate headlines, one of the most surprising internet outages in recent memory came from a completely unexpected place. The. On the evening of the 28th of March, 2011, 90% of Armenia's 3 million-strong population found themselves offline. But, how exactly did this happen? It's not as if a crazy 75-year-old pensioner went digging for copper right next to a random railway track and accidentally cut a copper fiber-optic.
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