الرئيسية
DUBAI,
United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati phone company is warning
customers they could face slower Internet connections after two
underwater communications cables were cut.
Dubai-based Emirates
Integrated Telecommunications Co., better known as Du, said Monday the
cuts happened on the SMW3 cable near Suez, Egypt, and on the i2i cable,
which links southern India and Singapore.
Du says it is rerouting
traffic over other lines while repairs are under way, but says users may
still face slower Internet speeds.
Previous cable cuts have been
blamed on errant ships' anchors. Serious undersea cable cuts caused
widespread Internet outages and disruptions across the Middle East on
two separate occasions in 2008.
There were no immediate reports of Internet outages linked to Sunday's cuts.
United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati phone company is warning
customers they could face slower Internet connections after two
underwater communications cables were cut.
Dubai-based Emirates
Integrated Telecommunications Co., better known as Du, said Monday the
cuts happened on the SMW3 cable near Suez, Egypt, and on the i2i cable,
which links southern India and Singapore.
Du says it is rerouting
traffic over other lines while repairs are under way, but says users may
still face slower Internet speeds.
Previous cable cuts have been
blamed on errant ships' anchors. Serious undersea cable cuts caused
widespread Internet outages and disruptions across the Middle East on
two separate occasions in 2008.
There were no immediate reports of Internet outages linked to Sunday's cuts.