Multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea
2 days ago
- #Internet Outage
- #Yemen
- #Undersea Cables
- Several major undersea cables are down off the coast of Yemen, likely due to fishing or an anchor.
- The affected cables include EIG, SWM4, IMEWE, and Falcon, with a total capacity of 44 Tbps.
- Pakistan is heavily impacted as it relies on SWM4, EIG, and IMEWE for internet connectivity.
- Initial reports suggested AAE1 might be down, but it has been confirmed operational.
- The outages are concentrated in shallow waters (100 meters deep) near Yemen, affecting the Persian Gulf and Pakistan.