US EditionRed Sea Cable Cuts Disrupt Internet Across Asia and the Mideast as Azure Reroutes Traffic
Damage to key submarine cables near Jeddah has caused internet slowdowns affecting millions in South Asia and the Middle East, with repair efforts ongoing amid complex geopolitical concerns.
- Internet connectivity in India and Pakistan has been disrupted due to subsea cable outages in the Red Sea, according to Netblocks.
- Microsoft reported increased latency for its Azure users due to these undersea cable cuts, which primarily affected Middle Eastern routes.
- The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited confirmed that bandwidth capacity on the SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems was partially impacted.
- Netblocks stated that the outages are attributed to failures affecting the cable systems near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Red Sea cables damage slows internet in Asia
Damage to two major undersea cables off the coast of Jeddah over the weekend slowed the internet in the UAE and as far away as India and Pakistan, according to monitoring firm NetBlocks. The cause, whether accidental or intentional, remains unknown and fixing the issue could take weeks or months, The National reported. The Red Sea, a critical digital corridor responsible for 90% of Europe and Asia communications, has in recent years been the sit…
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Red Sea cable cuts disrupt internet across Asia and the Middle East
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the damage, but an internet monitoring group identified failures affecting cable systems near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Red Sea Undersea Cable Cuts Disrupt Internet Across Asia and Middle East
Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident. There has been concern about the cables being targeted in a Red Sea campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which the rebels describe as an effort […]
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