Voxigraph Failures

The uptake in the use of Voxigraph technology in the last eighteen months has been dramatic to say the least even the war has not slowed its pace.  Although as yet it does not rival BEN (Babbage Empire Network) in size except in its instantaneous communication over that of the old telegraph/ticker tape methods.  The issues with BEN are inherent with the original system design of an Open System.  Open Systems are always prone to abuses and attacks from dishonest folk.  In order to send secure communications over BEN a system of keys are required at either end thereby slowing the whole process down whereas with the Voxigraphs the connection is vocal and so far incredibly secure at least that we know of.  Another issue with BEN is that certain companies that maintain the network around the globe continue to impose restrictions which slow everything down despite the Empire’s assurances that BEN is faster than ever.

Eighty percent of the Voxigraph network is used by government offices and military bases across the Empire at this time there is only a small uptake in private and commercial use.  The Empire has become quite dependant on the Voxigraph network over the last year due to the disruption in radio signals, the cause of this disruption is still of much concern.  Many theories have been put forth most however seem to come from fringe scientists like Max Drum who state that the Conjunction is the cause of everything bad happening in the Empire at this time.

In the last month there have been a number of failures to the Voxigraph network and according to my sources at key times when high up government officials were out of position.  The directors of Voxigraph were unavailable for comment however their public relations spokesman stated that the failures were due to “Acts of nature…” and had nothing to do with the war whatsoever, they were merely coincidences.  The chances of it being a coincidence is as likely as a honest man in Parliament, one wonders if their network is as secure as they have advertised to the Empire.  It does beg the question in light of how the enemy has been able to gather its intelligence so very well indeed.