North Korea just got a 3rd internet connection (and no one noticed)
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Say hello to North Korea’s 3rd internet uplink! The North Korean autonomous system AS131279 just got a new uplink to AS133073 Teleglobal Communication Services Limited – which is assigned to Hong Kong, according to APNIC. According to our information, it went live a few days ago on April 3, 2019 at 16:00 UTC.
North Korea currently has 2 existing uplinks, one via China (AS4837 China Unicom Backbone) and another via Russia (AS20485 Closed Joint Stock Company TransTeleCom). This third new uplink gives them more flexibility, redundancy, and resistance against attacks such as DDoS.
Where is this uplink physically connected? We don’t know and can only speculate (or ask Teleglobal). Just because the new uplink is registered to Hong Kong (in the who-is data), does not mean that the physical connection goes there; it is possible that the physical cable is placed somewhere near the Shenyang/Liaoning region.
What does this mean for the North …
North Korea currently has 2 existing uplinks, one via China (AS4837 China Unicom Backbone) and another via Russia (AS20485 Closed Joint Stock Company TransTeleCom). This third new uplink gives them more flexibility, redundancy, and resistance against attacks such as DDoS.
Where is this uplink physically connected? We don’t know and can only speculate (or ask Teleglobal). Just because the new uplink is registered to Hong Kong (in the who-is data), does not mean that the physical connection goes there; it is possible that the physical cable is placed somewhere near the Shenyang/Liaoning region.
What does this mean for the North …