Superstorm Sandy wreaks havoc on Internet infrastructure

Hurricane Sandy continued to take a toll on internet infrastructure in New York City and beyond:

• There were sporadic issues with undersea cable Atlantic Crossing-2 (or AC-2), sources said. These cables are the main data lifeline between continents.
• Telx reported that most of its New York and New Jersey data centers were on generator power as of 9:30 a.m. EDT.
• As feared, 75 Broad Street, which houses several data centers in the low-lying Zone A of Manhattan, was severely impacted, affecting Internap, Peer 1 and other providers.
• INIT7, a Swiss provider of IPv6 infrastructure, was affected by a storm-related power outage at Equinix’ 8th Avenue facility in Manhattan. The company also reported connectivity issues to Miami and Los Angeles that have since been resolved.
• Equinix reported widespread issues with its data centers in the areas around NYC, but said they all have 48 hours of fuel
• A Navisite data center in Manhattan’s Zone A is also running on generators. It has refueled and has enough to last 72 hours and will refuel as needed.