Internet goes down in Pakistan after fault in submarine cable

Sources told that a physical occurred in the cable ‘SEAMEWE4’ off Karachi coast, the location of the fault has been identified; however efforts to fix the fault are taking more than the expected time.

Sources within the PTCL – which relies heavily on the same cable – also confirmed the fault and said that in its wake the bandwidth is being shifted to other cables to avoid any obstruction in country’s demand for connectivity.

@ahmadhaq Our undersea cable connection is down. Bandwidth is being arranged. Some improvement expected in 1-2 hours

— PTCL Cares (@PTCLCares) June 25, 2015

 

Restoration of bandwidth through the SMW4 Cable could not be achieved due to physical fault in the undersea cable….. Cont’d — PTCL Cares (@PTCLCares) June 25, 2015

 

One of our Submarine Cables (SMW4) has developed a fault. Location has been identified and team is working on restoring the connectivity.

— PTCL Cares (@PTCLCares) June 24, 2015

It was reported that the fault may take a couple of weeks in getting fully fixed and until then bandwidth reliance on back-up cables will be enhanced.

During this period, internet users may face low download/upload speeds.