SEACOM experienced downtime this morning ; SEACOM explained that the downtime was most likely caused by a problem on SEA - ME - WE 4
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SEACOM experienced downtime <m> this morning </m> ; SEACOM explained that the downtime was most likely caused by a problem on SEA - ME - WE 4
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SEACOM downtime explained
SEACOM experienced downtime <m> this morning </m> ; SEACOM explained that the downtime was most likely caused by a problem on SEA - ME - WE 4
August 16 , 2011
Numerous broadband users complained about international connectivity problems this morning , caused by problems on the SEACOM cable .
SEACOM confirmed the problems on their Twitter account .
"We can confirm that SEACOM is currently experiencing problems on their network .
We will keep you updated on progress , " SEACOM tweeted at 09 : 30 this morning ( Tuesday 16 August 2011 ) .
According to SEACOM's Suveer Ramdhani initial feedback points to a problem on the SEA - ME - WE 4 which caused downtime of around an hour on Tuesday .
The downtime started at around 08 : 30 on Tuesday , and was resolved at approximately 09 : 40 .
"SEACOM's partner network experienced a terrestrial fibre cut between Alexandria and the Suez this morning 16th August from 06 : 31GMT .
All links are back up as of 07 : 35GMT .
Total downtime was 1hr 4 mins , " SEACOM said in an official statement .
MWEB CEO Rudi Jansen said that their business clients experienced no service interruptions because of the SEACOM downtime , and that their residential clients may have experienced some slow international connectivity .
MWEB has automatic failover on SAT - 3 in the event of SEACOM outages to minimize the impact on their subscribers .