Damaged sea cables trigger major internet disruption in Pakistan
Representative photo: Submarine internet cables
Damaged sea cables caused widespread internet outages in Pakistan on Friday (Apr 27), according to ARY News.The fibre optic cablethat connectsSingapore to Pakistan and Europewasdiscoveredbroken at multiple spots.
The fiber optic cable connecting Singapore to Pakistan and Europe was destroyed near Indonesia at various locations, impacting internet service in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
According to people familiar with the issue, fivebreaks in thefibre optic underwater cable severely affected internet services, particularly those routed from the east.The restoration operationis expectedtotake roughly one monthto fully patch the fibre optic cable to its original condition. However, both PTCL and Transworld are having eastbound traffic issues.
With fewer than 10% of internet traffic coming from the east, Pakistani consumers have experienced difficulty accessing the internet, particularly in the evenings.
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To lessen the impact,PTCL has diverted internet traffic from the eastern direction to alternate routes.Nevertheless, until the fiber optic lineiscompletelyfixed, customers may still have difficulties.
What is fiber optic cable?
A fiber optic cable is a network cablemade up ofstrands of glass fibers enclosed in an insulated casing.They're intendedfor long-distance, high-performance data networking and communications.
Fiber optic lines have more bandwidth than conventional cables and can carry data over greater distances. Fiberoptic cables power much of the world's internet, cable television, and telephone services.