Services for millions of users in Africa could take weeks or even months to fix, following damage to undersea cables off the continent’s west coast. Eight West African countries were suffering a second day of major connectivity issues on Friday with users in South Africa also affected. The cause of the cable cutting was still not known, though a shifting of the seabed was among the likely possibilities.
Services for millions of users in Africa could take weeks or even months to fix, following damage to undersea cables off the continent’s west coast. Eight West Africa n countries were suffering a second day of major connectivity issues on Friday with users in South Africa also affected. The cause of the cable cutting was still not known, though a shifting of the seabed was among the likely possibilities.
Repairs can take weeks to months, depending on where the damage is, what needs to be repaired, and local weather conditions. The assignment of repair ships depends on a number of factors, including ownership of the impacted cables. The West Africa Cable System (Wacs), MainOne, Sat-3 and Ace sea cables — arteries for telecommunications data — were all affected on Thursday and Friday
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