mm-news-@dmin Submarine cable cuts near Yemen disrupt Pakistan’s connectivity; repairs to take several weeks
ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary Information Technology and Telecommunication Zarrar Hasham informed. The NA panel that is repairing undersea internet cables has been damaged. The coast of Yemen could take four to five weeks.
Responding to a question during the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology. He explained that, according to The News, several cables near the coast of Yemen had been cut.
He told the NA committee, “Many submarine cables near the coast of Yemen have been cut. And two cables coming to Pakistan have been affected; restoring the damaged cables may take four to five weeks.”
He told lawmakers that the situation in Yemen is complicated. He said that two of the affected cables serve Pakistan, while four to five others in the area have been damaged.
The IT secretary added that companies had shifted bandwidth to alternative routes to keep services running.
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) said earlier this month that it would provide internet access to users in the country. May experience disruptions due to submarine cable cuts in Saudi waters near Jeddah.
According to the statement issued by the internet company, the cuts occurred near Jeddah. Affecting partial bandwidth capacity on the SMW4 and IMEWE systems. Two of the key undersea cables that connect the country to global networks.
It further added that international partners were working on a priority to restore the damaged links, while local teams had arranged alternative bandwidth to mitigate the impact.
