Damage to undersea cables in the Red Sea causes significant disruptions to internet networks
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 5:04 am
Last Monday (4), HGC Global Communications , a Hong Kong-based telecommunications company, announced that four main submarine cables in the Red Sea had suffered damage.
These incidents resulted in significant disruptions to the region's internet communication networks, affecting up to 25% of traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
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HGC has since been working to reroute affected traffic, aiming to minimize disruptions mexico phone number library for customers and providing assistance to impacted businesses.
However, to date, there is no information about the cause of the damage to the cables or those responsible for it.
The internet outage incident came just weeks after the Yemeni government issued a warning about the possibility of attacks on internet cables in the region.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been singled out for these attacks. They have also been responsible for disrupting global supply chains by attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
These incidents resulted in significant disruptions to the region's internet communication networks, affecting up to 25% of traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Learn more about internet damage and outages
HGC has since been working to reroute affected traffic, aiming to minimize disruptions mexico phone number library for customers and providing assistance to impacted businesses.
However, to date, there is no information about the cause of the damage to the cables or those responsible for it.
The internet outage incident came just weeks after the Yemeni government issued a warning about the possibility of attacks on internet cables in the region.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been singled out for these attacks. They have also been responsible for disrupting global supply chains by attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea.