BANGALORE, INDIA: Brace up for slow Internet connectivity, or at the worst a complete service break down, for the next couple of days.
The South East Asia—Middle East—Western Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) submarine communications cable system, which connects South East Asia and Europe, is reportedly cut in three places, off Palmero, Italy.
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The SEA-ME-WE 4 is an international sub-marine cable consortium of 16 companies including Airtel and Tata Communications.
The submarine cable system outage will result in service disruptions in its terminal stations, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Tunisia, Algeria and France.
The cable repair ship has already been mobilized, however a full recovery will take atleast four-five days, tentatively untill April 30.