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Damaged sea cable hits internet services
Both the UAE's telecom providers suffered yesterday from a break down of internet connections and international calls after a cable was cut in the Mediterranean Sea.
- By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 18:17 January 30, 2008
- According to a source at du, the snapped cable was located near Egypt and that affected telecom operators globally
- Image Credit: Gulf News archive
Dubai: Both the UAE's telecom providers suffered yesterday from a break down of internet connections and international calls after a cable was cut in the Mediterranean Sea.
Officials from both network providers were unable to disclose when the issue will be resolved as the submarine cable system operators (FLAG Telecom and SEA-ME-WE 4) were responsible for repairing the damage.
In its statement, etisalat said it was able to re-route the traffic through its network partners in Asia, Europe and UAE to ensure that services remained operational in the UAE.
etisalat said it was working closely with the administration, partners, and concerned operators, for urgent repair work to ensure that the links with major global internet hubs are restored at the earliest. The links deployed by etisalat has meant that normal internet browsing and essential traffic will continue to work at reasonable speeds for the company's customers.
According to a source at du, the cable is located in Egypt, 12km from the shore. The fault occurred yesterday morning and affected telecom operators globally. du confirmed that its customers were also affected by the broken cable and were likely to experience interruption in internet services and international voice calls.
Emergency: Who's doing what
- du has transferred internet and international voice traffic through other cable systems that were not affected, although congestion is expected to occur at peak times.
- etisalat is working to ensure that links with major global internet hubs are restored at the earliest. Essential traffic continues to work at reasonable speed.
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