January 2, 2006 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Chinese Web hosting provider China NetCenter (chinanetcenter.com) was disrupted last week after Tuesday's earthquake off the coast of Taiwan, says Web analytics firm Netcraft (netcraft.com). The quake damaged several key underwater cables, disrupting telephone and Internet access to key markets in Asia.
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake damaged the Sea-Me-We3 and APCN2 cables, says Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom. Asian financial markets have struggled with telecom and Internet access to support trading activities.
Satellite connectivity is being looked into as a possible option for restoring regional connectivity, after local telecom providers have said that cable repairs could take several weeks.
Netcraft says that China NetCenter has been unreachable from its monitoring locations in the US and Europe since the earthquake.
