Massive Japanese earthquake rattles tech industry

An 8.9 Richter Scale-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan Friday, 11 March 2011, has technology experts weighing in on the temblor's possible long- and short-term effects on technology in its many incarnations - from mobile, social networks and cloud computing to WiFi, mainframes and security.

Their analysis is cautious; their predictions reasonably optimistic.

"Some communications may be disrupted, depending on issues such as where undersea cables reach the shores of Japan, where data centers are located in relation to the earthquake, or because people who manage data centers can't do their jobs due to the disruption," said tech pundit and Comunicano CEO Andy Abramson, who specializes in VoIP and Internet-based communication systems.

Cables, wireless, and satellite "all come into play in a situation like this, and prove a better option than older copper wire-based networks," Abramson told the E-Commerce Times. "Japan has one of the most advanced and robust wireless networks in the world, and this earthquake will certainly put that to the test."

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