Cogent Communications cut off ties with Russia
By MYBRANDBOOK
An internet backbone provider that routes data across intercontinental connections has severed ties with Russian customers following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Cogent is one of the world's largest internet backbone providers and serves customers in 50 countries, including a number of high-profile Russian companies.
Cogent said that it "terminated its contracts" with Russian customers in compliance with the European Union's move to ban Russian state-backed media outlets. The US-based company cited "economic sanctions" and "the increasingly uncertain security situation" as the motives behind its total shutdown in Russia.
Some of the company's most prominent Russian customers include the state-backed telecom giant Rostelecom and Russian search engine Yandex along with two of Russia's largest carriers, namely MegaFon and VEON.
Internet analysts noted that unplugging Russia from Cogent's global network will likely result in slower connectivity. However, it will not completely disconnect Russians from the internet. Instead, traffic from Cogent's former customers will fall back on other backbone providers in the country, resulting in network congestion.
Dave Schaeffer, Chief Executive Officer of Cogent Communications, said that the company's move is not intended to "hurt anyone". Schaeffer also clarified that the company does not want to keep Russian civilians from accessing the Internet. The goal of Cogent is to prevent the Russian government from using the company's networks for cyberattacks and propaganda.
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