The interruption of marine cables in the Red Sea confuses Internet services in Asia and the Middle East

Several countries in Asia and the Middle East have witnessed widespread disturbances in the Internet services during the past hours, after a number of marine cables passed through the Red Sea were suddenly interrupted, causing slow communication and difficulty accessing some digital services, according to the American Associated Press on Sunday.

Affected countries

According to experts, countries are like India and Pakistan It was directly affected, as users complained of very slow browsing and a noticeable height in the time of response. The turmoil also affected some areas Arabian Gulf Which depends mainly on the Red Sea cross cables to link them to European markets.

The position of technological companies

For its part, confirmed a company Microsoft American, the second largest provider of cloud services globally yet AmazonThat its cloud network faced an increase in the time of response to some users, but it did not stop completely. The company explained that it re -directed the movement of data through alternative paths, to reduce the disturbances, noting that the full repair of the affected cables may take a long time, given the technical and logistical complications of maintenance operations in the Red Sea.

Ambiguity about the causes

The real reasons behind this interruption were not yet clear, as no party responsible for the accident has announced, at a time when fears of the fragility of the global communications infrastructure, most of which pass through sensitive marine cables, may cause any defect in it in disturbances that affect millions of users.