sriracha john Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Internet link fails spy camera test Police 'electronic eyes' will be on watch soon The launch of the Metropolitan Police Bureau's new public surveillance system struck a glitch yesterday when the high-speed internet connection linking the 10,000 cameras failed to perform. The high-speed internet service could not connect properly with the security camera network, a police source said. However, technicians said the system will be fixed and ready just in time for the royal celebrations to be attended by many foreign monarchs or their representatives. The network is supposed to ... Continued here: http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/06Jun2006_news17.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexth Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 (edited) True Internet hosting 10,000 cameras??? Was that supposed to be a joke? Edited June 6, 2006 by alexth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Thai government + internet / information technology = disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaising Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Thailand still want to be regional IT HUB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlRedEyes Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Comedy hub, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 My only guess is that the person planning this system is an expatriate or had studied abroad and just returned and did not realise that in Thailand “hi-speed Internet connection” does not mean 10 Gbit per second. Serves them right! --------------- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 They probably installed the system with an inauguration date already planned even before work began. Result, FLOP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 Did Lampard have anything to do with the setup of the networked cameras?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 If the connections required the telephone system, they'd have gotten the same reply as the tsunami drill got: NETWORK BUSY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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