Vietnam’s internet connectivity massively disrupted with 3 undersea cables out, impacting global access.

Vietnam’s internet connectivity has faced disruptions once again due to three out of five submarine internet cables going down around June 15, 2024. These outages have significantly affected Vietnam’s connection with the world, making some offshore websites difficult to access. The impacted cables include: Intra Asia (IA) connection …

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Internet cables cut in the Red Sea

At least four undersea fiber optic cables, which carry approximately 97% of all Internet traffic, were damaged last week in the Red Sea, telecommunications providers are reporting, and instability in Yemen threatens to prevent operators from fixing them immediately. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2024/03/04/four-fiber-optic-cables-damaged-in-red-sea-heres-what-we-know/?sh=d905a6255b17 …

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Yemen Telecom Fears Houthi Rebels Planning to Sabotage Critical Submarine Cables in Red Sea The warning came after a Houthi-linked Telegram channel published a map of the cables running along the bed of the Red Sea.

UN-recognised government and telecoms firms speak of threat to digital infrastructure, with some cables lying 100m below surface Telecom firms linked to the UN-recognised Yemen government have said they fear Houthi rebels are planning to sabotage a network of submarine …

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Alaskan undersea fiber optic cables cut

via ADN: Residents of several North Slope and Northwest Alaska communities have been experiencing internet and cell service interruptions this week caused by a cut to the subsea fiber optic network. The cut might take up to two months to …

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