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Old 24th Jul 2021, 17:07
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ORAC
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My only concern over solutions like that is the only time you'll find out they don't work is when you really need them most....

Back in the 1980s the UKADGE unit connections for both both radar and comms were provided by BT megastream. BT boasted of a 98% availability.

The only problem was that the 2% when they failed was when they were put under load during major live exercises - when they failed 100% of the time*. All complaints to BT were met by BT pointing out they met the availability requirement in the contract..

*If any one is geeky enough to be really interested I'll explain why....
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