Internet Disturbance

About a week ago many Middle East and some Asian countries had major internet disruptions but, no one knew what caused it. The proper authorities concluded that a major underwater internet cable was cut by an abandoned anchor off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. An exercpt:

The cuts slowed businesses, hampered personal Internet usage and caused a flurry of Internet blogger speculation, including mentions of sabotage. Government authorities and FLAG, which stands for Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe, have refused to comment on the speculation.

There is going to be pressure for someone to come up with a resilient cable that will withstand possible damage. There has got to be some small company that contracts for FLAG who could potentially develop a cable. Or maybe it could be a large telecom company like Alcatel-Lucent? I am going to investigate this further and will update the post if I find anything.