Re: Russian aligned ASNs?

[Denys Fedoryshchenko <nuclearcat () nuclearcat com>]

AFAIK they don't do that just because they are not being droned.
When they were killed, just because cell towers was used by coordinators
and as a source of information.

Which once again reminds that if telecom doesnt stay neutral as much as
possible, or worse, they side with one of conflicting parties - they 
will
become legitimate target.
To some extent, it resembles the situation with medics.


On 2022-02-25 23:33, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
> The four LTE (3GPP rev-whatever) based networks in Afghanistan are all
> still operational. Roshan, AWCC, MTN, Etisalat.
>
> In .AF the line between ISP and MNO is very blurry since 98% of
> internet using customers do not have fixed line service at home or
> office and use a mobile network instead.
>
> These have developed a great deal of institutional knowledge operating
> in very difficult conditions. The major change now is that the Taliban
> is no longer burning tower site cabinets/shelters.
>
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2022 at 12:20, scott <surfer () mauigateway com> wrote:
>
> > > My friend just got a phone call.  Electricity, cell phones and
> > > internet are all functional at this time.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > Just imagine what it must be like trying to keep those IP networks
> > functional at a time like this.  Configuring routers while under
> > fire...
> > Those engineers should get some kind of award...
> >
> > scott