There are new reports that Yemen’s Houthis have destroyed several underwater telecommunications cables linking Europe and Asia, however some accounts of the extent of the damage remain conflicting.
many kinds of israeli publications Four underwater communications were reported Monday Cables between Saudi Arabia and Djibouti have been damaged in recent months – The result of Houthi sabotage.The report appears to have originated from Israel’s Financial Daily globe.
But an industry publication Precautions“a cable television operator Confirmed damage cables to the area, but Said he still didn’t know the reasonAccording to reports, only operator Seacom confirmed that it was experiencing cable problems in Djibouti.
According to Israeli media reports Report:
Three months after the Houthis began attacking commercial ships, Yemeni rebels have carried out another threat. “Globe” learned that four submarine communication cables were damaged in the Red Sea between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Djibouti, East Africa.
The cables reportedly come from companies AAE-1, Seacom, EIG and TGN. This resulted in severe disruptions to internet communications between Europe and Asia, Major losses suffered by Gulf countries and India.
Other affected cables are operated by companies Tata, Ooredoo, Bharti Airtel and Telecom Egypt, but the companies did not immediately comment or confirm the reported damage or outages.
But NetBlocks has now confirmed the Seacom outage…
Iseral’s globe explain Repairs may take up to eight weeksBut with the Houthis now attacking Red Sea shipping on a daily basis, the region’s waters remain high risk. The Houthis have recently threatened to destroy underwater fiber optic cables.
“It is estimated that repairing such a large number of underwater cables could take at least eight weeks and involve risks to the Houthi terrorist group.” that report explain. “Telecommunications companies will be forced to find companies that agree to carry out repair work and may pay them a high risk premium.”
Analyst Alberto Rizzi explained That “At low depths, trained divers/anchors are enough to damage them” “Mandeb/Aden is a choke point and damage could affect multiple cables at once.”
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