https://twitter.com/auonsson/status/17684144541427016744 west-african submarine cables out at the same time@stevesong are those in the same trench or otherwise centralized somehow?
@stevesong are those in the same trench or otherwise centralized somehow?https://twitter.com/netblocks/status/17 ... 7895592325Metrics show the West and Central #Africa telecoms outage is ongoing, with further declines in connectivity observed to multiple countries through the day; the incident is attributed to cable damage impacting the WACS, MainOne, SAT3 and ACE subsea fiber networks
https://twitter.com/auonsson/status/1768414454142701674
https://twitter.com/auonsson/status/1768572778435805563Nigerian officials are calling this "cut cables" and a few weeks ago this happened:
“There have been significant fibre cuts [by road contractors] across the country, and this has impacted connectivity ”
https://twitter.com/auonsson/status/1768579278633906523At this spot chem tanker KPS Arya Sultan moved slowly in a cable area 24-03-14 03:25-06:44Z. Further idled across cables 24h a day before. The areas are very deep though, 300-700m and 2.5-3.5km respectively.
This is not an accusation, merely a note. Did not find any other ships
EDIT 20.03.2024-tegu siis 13 riigi internetiühendusi mõjutava katkestusega
https://arstechnica.com/information-tec ... le-damage/Thirteen countries across Africa experienced Internet outages on Thursday due to damage to submarine fiber optic cables. Some countries, including Ghana and Nigeria, are still suffering from nationwide outages.
Multiple network providers reported Internet outages yesterday, and Cloudflare's Radar tool, which monitors Internet usage patterns, detailed how the outage seemingly moved from the northern part of West Africa to South Africa. All 13 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, The Gambia, and Togo) reportedly suffered nationwide outages, with most seeing multiple networks hit.
Some countries' Internet disruptions were short-lived, such as in Gambia and Guinea, as they lasted for 30 minutes, per Cloudflare. Other outages, like in South Africa (five hours) were longer, and some remain ongoing. As of this writing, Cloudflare reports that six countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Côte d'Ivoire, are still suffering outages.
Numerous sources, including local network providers like Vodacom, MTN, and the Nigerian Communications Commission, reported that damage to multiple undersea cables is to blame. A Thursday press release from Reuben Muoka, director of public affairs at NCC, said: "The cuts occurred somewhere in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, with an attendant disruption in Portugal."
In an Azure status report, Microsoft said it "determined" that "multiple cables" on the West African coast, including Africa Coast to Europe, MainOne, SAT3, and West Africa Cable System, were disrupted. You can see a map of the cables that were damaged here. The source of the cable damage is undetermined.
"In addition to these cable impacts, the ongoing cable cuts in the Red Sea—EIG, Seacom, AAE-1 — are also impacting overall capacity on the East Coast of Africa. These incidents together had reduced the total network capacity for most of Africa's regions," Microsoft said.