Red Sea Cable Damage Disrupt ME Networks

By Samra Ahmed, Forbes Middle East
March 4, 2024

Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea is disrupting telecommunications networks and forcing providers to reroute internet traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Internet disruption

Out of the more than 15 submarine cables in the Red Sea, four have been severed las week, affecting 25% of the traffic flow between Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, HGC Global Communications said Monday.

The affected cables are Seacom, TGN, AAE-1, and EIG.

HGC did not mention how exactly these cables…