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Services Disruption: NCC Confirms Undersea Cable Cuts Along West African Coast, Red Sea

Services Disruption: NCC Confirms Undersea Cable Cuts Along West African Coast, Red Sea

The Nigerian Communications Commission has confirmed the disruption in data and voice services experienced by Internet users is as a result of undersea cuts.

Recall, Business Remarks reported yesterday that internet users are experiencing difficulty in connectivity.

According to the Nigeria telecom regulator, a combination of cable cuts resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West  African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others.

In the statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs at NCC, Reuben Muoka, revealed the cuts occurred somewhere in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, with an attendant disruption in Portugal.

NCC noted that, Cable companies  namely, West African Cable System (WACS) and African Coast to Europe (ACE) in the West Coast route from Europe had experienced faults while SAT3 and MainOne had downtime.

Part of the statement reads: “Similar undersea cables providing traffic from Europe to the East Coast of Africa, like Seacom, Europe India Gateway (EIG), Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE1), are said to have been cut at some point around the Red Sea, resulting in degradation of services across on these routes.

In Nigeria and other West African countries, Internet access and speed have experienced disruptions in the networks of service providers in the affected countries.

Also Read: Internet Users in Nigeria, Ghana Suffer Connectivity Issues as Major Submarine Cable Cut Hits

However, NCC assured telecom consumers on restoring good Internet connectivity.

According to commission, “Operators of these cables have commenced repairs already, and services are gradually being restored.

“They have promised to work round the clock to ensure that services are restored to the affected countries within the shortest possible time.

“It is important to bring this information to the knowledge of corporate and individual consumers on these services.”

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