Submarine cable repair to slow down internet

[ First page ] 2010-05-24

Submarine cable repair to slow down internet

Bangladesh is set to experience problematic internet connection, as repair work began on its fibre optic backbone Sunday. An official of Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Ltd (BTCL) said, "The interruption has started after the arrival of a ship to repair the cable. It will be fixed by May 31." Due to prior information about maintenance, users of BTCL and several other internet providers were prepared to handle the problem. But clients of some internet service providers (ISPs) might face interruptions, he added.

Slow Internet?…this is the problem area

The South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) Submarine Cable is an approximately 18,800 KM long cable connecting Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Tunisia, Algeria and France. The system is using Terabit DWDM technology to achieve Maximum bandwidth with minimal cost.
The slowness in the internet is due to damage in the cable between Egypt and France. The restoration work will be progressive taking upto 10-15 days. This has affected countries from Egypt, GCC countries to countries in the Indian sub-continent.