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Red Sea Cable Cuts Disrupt Internet Across Asia and the Mideast as Azure Reroutes Traffic
Undersea cable failures near Jeddah affected 25% of data traffic between Asia and Europe, causing slower internet speeds on key networks, with complex repairs expected to take weeks.
- Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East on Sunday, experts said.
- Microsoft stated that the Mideast 'may experience increased latency due to undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea.'
- NetBlocks reported that 'a series of subsea cable outages in the Red Sea has degraded internet connectivity in multiple countries,' including India and Pakistan.
- The Houthis' al-Masirah satellite news channel confirmed that the cuts had taken place on Sunday morning.
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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 […]
Subsea Cable Cuts in Red Sea Increase Data Delays
On Saturday, Microsoft confirmed that undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea may have increased delays for customers of its Azure cloud platform. Users with data passing through the Mideast - whether locally, in Asia or in Europe - temporarily experienced higher latency. In an update Sunday, the company said that the issues were resolved, and that its team was working to manage the effects of the situation by rerouting traffic through other channel…
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