Internet access across large parts of Asia and the Middle East has been disrupted. This is the result of two major undersea fibre-optic cables being severed in the Red Sea, forcing carriers and cloud providers to reroute traffic. Microsoft confirmed that customers of its Azure cloud service were experiencing higher latency after the SMW4 and... Read More

The incident underscores the fragility of global digital infrastructure that relies heavily on undersea cables.

The cause is unclear, with concerns raised about potential Houthi involvement, though they deny it. Repairs are complex and can take weeks, causing slower internet speeds for users.

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East.

Internet connectivity in multiple countries including India and Pakistan has been affected due to subsea cable outages in the Red Sea, internet monitoring group Netblocks said.Similar internet disruptions were also observed on Etilasat and Du networks in the United Arab Emirates, Netblocks said.It