The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) shared that the fault in the SEAMEWE-5 cable has been fixed and “Internet services are functioning normally”.
“The malfunctions on the ground side of SEAMEWE-5 were fixed at 2 AM PST. Internet services are operating normally,” the regulator tweeted.
Faults in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5 were repaired at 2 AM PST. Internet services are operational as per normal routine. https://t.co/03XmNIx2td
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) November 30, 2022
A day earlier, internet users in Pakistan faced network connectivity issues following a “double outage in the ground segment of SEAMEWE-5”.
The PTA confirmed on Twitter that “a double outage has been reported on the ground segment of SEAMEWE-5 between the Egyptian cities of Abu Talib and Zafrana.”
Dual cut in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5 between the cities of Abu Talab and Zafrana in Egypt have been reported. Alternate arrangements to provide uninterrupted #internet services to the users have been made.
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) November 29, 2022
Work is underway to remove the fault.
The authority added that alternative arrangements have been made to provide uninterrupted internet services to consumers, while work is in progress to rectify the fault.
Meanwhile, NetBlocks – a global internet monitor – tweeted that internet blackouts had affected several countries, including Pakistan, Indonesia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Yemen, Oman, Somalia and Chad.
ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show an internet disruption impacting multiple countries; the incident is consistent with a subsea cable cut 📉 pic.twitter.com/VGo482CNye
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) November 29, 2022
