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Connectivity Crisis: Subsea Cable Cut Leads To Internet Blackout In East Africa
Connectivity Crisis: Subsea Cable Cut Leads To Internet Blackout In East Africa....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Internet connectivity faced disruptions across several East African nations on Sunday due to reported faults on the East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) and SEACOM cables, according to Internet monitoring groups.
NetBlocks, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), indicated, “Network data show a disruption to Internet connectivity in and around multiple East African countries.”
The impact was notably high in Tanzania and the French Island of Mayotte, with medium impact observed in Mozambique and Malawi.
Cloudflare, another Internet firm, corroborated on X the ongoing connectivity disruptions in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar.
Earlier, Safaricom, Kenya’s leading telecoms operator, announced the activation of redundancy measures to minimize service interruption and maintain connectivity for subscribers while awaiting full cable restoration. However, subscribers were informed to anticipate reduced Internet speeds.
In March, West African countries, including Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and South Africa, experienced Internet outages due to damage to four sub-sea cables off the west coast of Africa. These outages disrupted connectivity across the continent.
The affected cables, namely the West Africa Cable System, MainOne, South Atlantic 3, and ACE sea cables, are crucial for telecommunications data transmission.
Chris Wood, CEO of West Indian Ocean Cable Company, estimated collective repair costs of about $8 million for the four affected digital infrastructure companies. He explained that individual subsea cable restoration could require between $1 million and $2 million, depending on the extent of damage incurred.
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