Subsea Cables Parted in Red Sea Again
17 hours ago
- #internet-connectivity
- #submarine-cables
- #cloud-latency
- Latest submarine cable cuts in the Red Sea impact internet connectivity between Europe and Asia.
- Microsoft and other public clouds experience increased latency due to the cable cuts.
- AWS, GCP, and Azure cloud regions show latency spikes in intra and inter-cloud traffic.
- Yemen's internet providers, YemenNet and Aden Net, lose transit and revert to satellite services.
- UAE's Etisalat and du lose transit providers, affecting traffic routing.
- Indian ISPs Sify and BNSL experience transit provider losses, leading to route changes.
- Despite the cuts, traffic continues via unaffected cables like SMW-5, AAE-1, and PEACE.
- Lack of public communication from cable operators leads to rumors and misinformation.
- Microsoft faces criticism for transparency while competitors avoid negative press by staying silent.
- Calls for better engagement from submarine cable operators to improve public understanding and protection of cables.