According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, an underwater cable near Fujairah, UAE, experienced a fault on Monday (11 October), causing Internet outages in sections of the country (PTA).
According to PTA, some users may have experienced service degradation because of the fault, but “the faulty cable segment has been repaired and work is underway to make the services fully functional.”
The authority stated that it was keeping a close eye on the issue and will keep the public informed.
In February of this year, one of the six international submarine cables near Abu Talat, Egypt, experienced a fault, causing Internet service outages across the country. The issue was eventually fixed by Trans World Associates, one of the two license holders for international undersea cable landing stations.
The AAE-1 underwater cable system, which runs for 25,000 kilometers and connects Asia, Africa, and Europe, began service in 2017.
A prominent member in the cable project, China United Network Communications Group, has expanded efforts to create internet infrastructure for nations and areas participating in the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative.
Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan, India, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Greece, Italy, and France are all connected by the cable system.
The AAE-1 is the world’s largest submarine cable system in over a decade of construction.
China Unicom said in a statement that it can deliver the lowest latency express internet service among dozens of nations and regions throughout Asia and Europe. It didn’t say how much money is put into the endeavor.
